<br /> <p>A crocodile surprised Karumba locals on December 31 when it wandered onto the promenade in the early morning and decided to nap for the day.</p><p>Police and emergency services constructed a wheelie bin and hay bale barricade</a> to hold the 3.5-metre reptile.</p><br /><p>Experts were dispatched from Cairns, more than nine hours’ drive from Karumba, to relocate the croc. Credit: Lauren and Toby via Storyful</p><br />