Crocodile found in bath in London

A crocodile was discovered by pest control managers in a bath in a flat in Peckham

Steve North made the discovery while carrying out door-to-door inquiries to advertise Southwark Council's pest control service.

A resident in Peckham invited him in and showed him the 2ft long crocodile.

The man said he had a 'problem' in his bathroom and asked Mr North to take a look at it.

Mr North said: "I followed him in. What I didn't expect was to be eyeballed by a 2ft long crocodile, happily lounging in the bath."

The man, a tenant who was renting the flat, said he was looking after the crocodile for a friend.

A team of animal control experts had to be brought in to remove the crocodile and take it away.

Meanwhile, another pest control officer, Leslie Leonard, was asked to go to a home in Walworth, south London, to collect an unwanted guinea pig and a rabbit - and instead found more than one million cockroaches.

He said: "They were everywhere - on the walls, the ceilings, in the chest of drawers, everywhere.

"The resident living in and among them was too frightened to call someone to get some help."

The guinea pig and rabbit were taken away and then officers had to spray the property twice a day for six weeks to get rid of the cockroaches.

The men revealed their most bizarre job experiences while promoting the relaunch of its free pest control service in the borough of Southwark.

Source : telegraph.co.uk