Police bit off more than they could chew after tackling this angry crocodile -- with a towel.<br /><br />Officers were called in after the large reptile moved into a residential area in Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia.<br /><br />Resident Jaye Bedford captured a clip of a Fitzroy Crossing police officer trying to sneak up beind the croc and subdue it with a towel over its head.<br /><br />But the crocodile had other ideas and thrashed its head violently and whipped the towel away. <br /><br />Officers made several unsuccessful attempts to control the animal before calling in experts Wild Life West, to assist. <br /><br />A Fitzroy police statement revealed that the crocodile was successfully tranquilised and moved to a nearby river system. <br /><br />Jaye filmed a second croc, surrounded by members of the community, as well as police officers and a volunteer from Wild Life West. <br /><br />But the crocodile evaded capture and via a water-filled ditch and made good its escape. <br /><br />The footage was filmed on January 26.
