In what is sure to become a SyFy Channel original movie, (Acrocalypse!) and are running amok in the surrounding area. The Nile crocodiles, the largest species of freshwater crocodile on earth, escaped when unusually heavy rains caused the nearby Limpopo River to overflow. The farm鈥檚 owner, Johan Boshoff, had opened the pens to allow the floodwaters to drain away without damaging the structure.
Boshoff鈥檚 son-in-law and farm employee Zane Langman reported that they have recaptured 鈥渁 few thousand鈥 of the animals, but the majority remain on the loose. One was even spotted on the rugby field of a local school. 鈥淭here used to be only a few crocodiles in the Limpopo River,鈥 Langman added. 鈥淣ow there are a lot.鈥
Though no injuries have been reported yet, animal safety authorities have warned locals to remain indoors if possible and not to approach the occasionally-man-eating reptiles if spotted.