A landlord was shocked after he checked his home and found the previous tenant had left behind a pet crocodile.<br /><br />Niam Ruampol, 70, visited the rental property in Samut Songkhram, central Thailand on Monday (22/06) night after being told the resident had moved out.<br /><br />He peered inside a newly built one-metre high concrete pool that was covered with plastic and recoiled with horror when he saw the killer reptile inside.<br /><br />The frightened landlord called the animal catchers to evacuate the reptile from the property.<br /><br />They first threw a towel on its head to block its vision before wrestling with the beast and carrying it outside.<br /><br />The relieved landlord said he had called the previous tenant to ask them take care of the pet crocodile but they refused.<br /><br />He said: "I called him immediately after I found the crocodile but he refused to come back and take it so I had to contact the rescue team for help.<br /><br />''I think it's irresponsible of him to leave a dangerous pet at the home. It could have attacked me.''<br /><br />The crocodile was taken by the animal rescue team to put in a rehabilitation center before it can be released in the wild.
