By Dorrothy Moyo|| Hwange residents were left upset and terrified when a 6-foot (1.82-metre) crocodile mysteriously encroached the main hospital and began to reportedly charge at people.

Water from the in-land lake and surrounding rivers are used by both residents and crocs, but reported sightings of the dangerous reptile near the hospital area are rare.

Video footage captured shows the large crocodile doing as it pleases near the hospital. This was before National Parks officials descended onto the area and put it to sleep. They literally killed it much to the relief of restless residents who had attempted wrestling it.

No injuries were reported either at the hospital or the local police. The croc can be see in the below picture being stomped on by a man.