Saltwater crocodiles have been known to attack small boats
Police in northern Australia kept a 2.4m (7ft 9in) saltwater crocodile in a cell overnight after it menaced local fishermen.
Officials in Nhulunbuy were left with "no other option" after capturing the crocodile late in the evening, Senior Constable Wade Marshall said.
He told the BBC News website that police had placed the reptile an unused cell in the town's police station.
In the morning, the male crocodile was taken to a nearby crocodile farm.
Mr Marshall said police had reacted after receiving reports that the crocodile "had a go at some fishermen retrieving their boat at the local boat ramp".
When officials arrived at the scene the crocodile was about 30m from the ramp.
They waited until nightfall, when the reptiles are apparently easier to spot, before capturing it.
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