Overview
- A Nile crocodile from the Zambezi wandered into the A’Zambezi River Lodge in Victoria Falls on Friday, startling guests in the lobby and restaurant.
- Footage shows the reptile hauling itself onto a buffet or kitchen counter, then settling on a lounge chair before slipping into an outdoor water feature.
- Hotel staff kept people back as Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority rangers arrived with ropes and canvases, restrained the animal, and returned it to the river.
- Officials reported no injuries or property damage after the removal and release.
- ZimParks said crocodiles often travel on land for basking, nesting, dispersal, or territorial reasons, and the lodge called it an “unexpected guest” consistent with life on a wild riverfront.