Missing crocodile rides shotgun with driver

A stolen crocodile was found sitting in a car passenger seat, while the driver recovered from a suspected epileptic fit, in Frankston, Australia.

Shocked ambulance officers who arrived on the scene and treated the man were forced to call the police after spotting a crocodile sitting in the car.

It was later identified as one of the reptiles that had been stolen from a children's education centre.

Sergeant Darren Hedge of Frankston Police was even more surprised when he arrived on the scene.

'Upon arrival, the ambulance officers let us know that a crocodile was on the front seat,' he said. 'So we had a look and sure enough there was a crocodile and in the back there were a few lizards and reptiles and a snake.'