You wait weeks for a giant croc…

After capturing a one-ton crocodile that could be one of the biggest caught alive in the world, officials have said that they are hunting for an even bigger beast that may be lurking in a remote southern Philippine region.

Villagers and veteran hunters snared a 20ft saltwater crocodile over the weekend after a three-week hunt along a river in Agusan del Sur province, where terrified villagers have reported at least one deadly attack.

Wildlife official Ron Sumilier, who has hunted “nuisance crocodiles” for 20 years and led the team behind the capture in Bunawan, said a search was under way for a possibly larger crocodile he and villagers have seen. “It could be the one creating problems,” Mr Sumilier said from Bunawan, more than 500 miles from the capital, Manila.

“The villagers were saying 10 per cent of their fear was gone because of the first capture,” Mr Sumilier said.

“But there is still the other 90 per cent to take care of.”