Former Zimbabwean cricketer Guy Whittall finds an 8-foot crocodile under his bed

Former Zimbabwe cricketer Guy Whittall experienced the shock of his life as he spent a whole night just inches away from a giant 8-foot Nile crocodile. The crocodile had hidden itself under the player’s bed for eight hours without being noticed.

The scariest part was that the 40-year-old had let his legs dangle from the bed, oblivious to the fact that he could have been easily turned into a meal by the creature.

He found out about the amphibian when a maid entered his room and began screaming at the sight of it. Whitall immediately called for help.

He is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying, “The really disconcerting thing about the whole episode is the fact that I was sitting on the edge of the bed that morning, bare foot and just centimetres away from the croc.

“Crocodiles are experts at hiding, that’s why they have survived on earth for so long and why they are the ultimate killers in water.

‘They know how to keep quiet and go unnoticed, it’s in their nature. The crocodile came from the Turgwe River which is a couple of kilometres from the house. They often wander about the bush especially when it’s cold and raining. I think he liked it under the bed because it was warm.”

The crocodile was rescued and was released back into Humani’s Chigwidi dam.

The former all-rounder said: “Of course he resisted being roped and hauled out from under the bed, that’s only natural. Catching and securing a croc of any size on land though is a fairly straightforward affair and we are experienced in that. The only real danger is getting bitten because it can’t drown you.

“The most important thing is to get its snout roped and secured and then it’s just a matter of restraining it and covering its eyes, to calm it down.

“Bigger crocs require more manpower obviously though. When roped they thrash around frantically and are extremely powerful. I just remember thinking ‘goodness gracious, that’s one for the books’. I’m pretty sure everyone in Humani checks under their bed before going to sleep now anyway.”