Residents report seeing crocodiles in Townsville floods

Townsville residents have reported several crocodile sightings across the city as floodwaters continue to rise.

Freshwater crocodile spotted on O'Reilly St, Mundingburra on Sunday night in midst of Townsville floods. Picture: Supplied/Erin Hahn

TOWNSVILLE residents have reported several crocodile sightings across the city as floodwaters continue to rise.

A three metre crocodile was reportedly sighted by emergency services on Bowen Rd near Rosslea on Sunday night.

Erin Hahn shared a photo of a freshwater crocodile spotted in front of her father Shaun’s house on O’Reilly St, Mundingburra.

“He saw a small freshwater croc and called my family out to look,” she said.

“[The] property is fine, water lapping at the footpath.

“[The croc] swam off back down the street.”

Ms Hahn said her father had once lived in the Northern Territory and wasn’t bothered by the crocodile.

Freshwater crocodile spotted climbing a tree to escape floodwaters on Sunday afternoon.

Earlier today resident Helen Murdoch shared a photo of a freshwater crocodile climbing a tree to avoid rapidly flowing floodwaters was shared to a Facebook page for residents in Annandale.

The reptile was spotted by Ms Murdoch’s friend roughly between Palmetum and the Good Shepherd Home.

Originally published as Residents report seeing crocodiles in Townsville floods