Agile Crocodile With 56-Inch Vertical Found Dead

Anthony Richardson was minding his own business in Bethlehem early yesterday morning when he spotted a crocodile on the step of a Bethlehem restaurant. He immediately flicked his high beams on — to tell the croc he didn’t have his headlights on — and called 911.

But this was no ordinary crocodile. It was a crocodile that could leap into open car windows and could have been taken by the 76ers in the first round of the NBA draft after this season.

“There was a couple walking by and they said it scared the hell out of them,” Richardson said. “I was afraid to roll my window down because I just wasn’t sure what it was going to do.” [...]

“As I rolled down my window to look, I heard someone walking by say, ‘That thing might still be alive,’ and I just rolled my window right back up,” said Richardson, 23, of Bethlehem. “It wasn’t moving, but I wasn’t taking any chances.”

Unfortunately for the 76ers, the 38-inch crocodile with tremendous upside was apparently dead. It had swallowed a tiki lamp’s wick, which has to be a pretty boring way to go if you’re a crocodile.

Crocodile shock! Reptile found on Bethlehem doorstep [Allentown Morning Call]