Lee Thompson, from Essex, was convicted of keeping dangerous animals in his absence.

Hunt for 'Snake' from Essex who kept crocodile in his bedroom

A teenager has been seriously injured after jumping into crocodile-infested waters for a dare and being attacked by one of the reptiles.

Crocodile attacks teen who jumped into river for a dare

Police said the 47-year-old was wading through the East Alligator River in the Northern Territory with two women when he disappeared.

The creature ended up in the street after torrential rain flooded the area.

The surfer was at a popular tourist beach in Costa Rica when the crocodile attacked and bit him several times in the leg and head.

Cindy Waldron, 46, was last seen on a beach in Queensland, Australia on Sunday going for a late night swim.

Cindy Waldron, 46, reportedly screamed " a croc has got me" as she went for a late night swim with a friend. 

Scientists are trying how aggressive "man-eating" crocodiles arrived in Florida.

Renee Robertson is recovering with injuries to her arm after being mauled by a 2.5m long crocodile.

Dramatic pictures show a huge crocodile consuming a smaller competitor in a deadly croc-on-croc fight at a national park in Australia

A freezer full of crocodile heads was found rotting and half-thawed in Australia's Northern Territory, police have said.

A woman in Thailand killed herself by jumping into a pond of crocodiles at a popular tourist attraction, Thai police said.

Locals in Crete were shocked to find a six-foot crocodile in a man-made lake. But how did it get there?