A giant crocodile caught under a man's bed

The 330lbs giant had sneaked into the Humani lodge, Zimbabwe and spent the entire night lying quietly, just fractions beneath an oblivious Mr Whittall.

The beast - a Nile crocodile - had managed to stay hidden for more than eight hoursovernight.

Astonishingly the giant beast managed to stay hidden for more than eight hours. 

Mr Whittall even perched on the edge of his bed organising his day - unaware of the fact that a 330lbs creature lay just fractions away from his dangling feet. 

But the 40-year-old remained oblivious to his uninvited guest and was only alerted when he was enjoying some breakfast in the kitchen and heard the petrified screams of a housemaid. 

Mr Whittall, who is a director at Humani, ran back to his room and was horrified to discover the enormous crocodile nestled under his bed. 

He said: 'The really disconcerting thing about the whole episode is the fact that I was sitting on the edge of the bed that morning, bare foot and just centimetres away from the croc. 

'Crocodiles are experts at hiding, that's why they have survived on Earth for so long and why they are the ultimate killers in water.

Staff from the centre managed to get a rope around its head, and then dragged it out by its tail as it fought furiously 

Mr Whittall said he resisted being roped and hauled out from under the bed 'They know how to keep quiet and go unnoticed, it's in their nature. 

'The crocodile came from the Turgwe River which is a couple of kilometres from the house.'They often wander about the bush especially when it's cold and raining. I think he liked it under the bed because it was warm.' 

'I just remember thinking "goodness gracious, that's one for the books". 'I'm pretty sure everyone in Humani checks under their bed before going to sleep now anyway.'