This was the moment terrified locals caught a huge crocodile that was prowling around their homes - before tying it down and killing it.<br /><br />The deadly serpent was seen stalking through the palm trees on the coast of Palembang, Indonesia, on July 20. <br /><br />Residents chased away the reptile which took refuge in a nearby stream before reinforcements arrived to drag the beast into the open.<br /><br />Footage shows villagers using a rope to tie up the croc before it was held down and slaughtered.<br /><br />Locals said they had to kill the animal ''because of its size'' and that releasing it would have posed a danger to other villages.<br /><br />Saltwater crocodiles are common in Indonesia but are considered highly dangerous - with relatively high numbers of attacks on people.<br /><br />Earlier this month, a mob of villagers killed nearly 300 crocodiles at a sanctuary for the animals in the province of West Papua. <br /><br />They said the slaughter was revenge for a local man they believed had been killed by one of the animals from the site.
