As summertime looms, and the south swell season is incoming, the famed big-wave beachbreak of Puerto Escondido (aka the \u201cMexican Pipeline\u201d) is roaring to life.<\/p>\n
But recently, authorities captured a curious visitor at a beach nearby Puerto Escondido \u2013 a whopping 10-foot-long, 727 crocodile cruising in the shoreline.<\/p>\n
The beast was wrangled just north of Playa Zicatela, with men using ropes to restrain the giant crocodile. They successfully nabbed the massive reptile, then hauled it from the beach on an ATV. And, of course, posing for a photo with their catch. See below.<\/p>\n
Per a local Oaxaca news source:<\/p>\n
\u201cTense moments were experienced on Bacocho Beach, in the municipality of San Pedro Mixtepec, after the sighting of a huge crocodile that had apparently been swept to the area by the swell.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe specimen, which measures approximately three meters long, was secured on the afternoon of April 6, under strict safety protocols.<\/p>\n
\u201cAuthorities emphasized that the primary objective was to safeguard the well-being of tourists and residents, as well as to ensure the animal’s welfare during its capture.\u201d<\/p>\n
And the creature was captured safely, according to reports, with officials relocating the crocodile to a different location, away from tourists and locals enjoying the beach.<\/p>\n
Related: Haunting New Footage of Giant Squid Revealed in Japan (Video)<\/a><\/p>\n Per Mexico Daily News<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cIn a video shared on social media, Civil Protection\u2019s personnel are seen capturing the animal and transporting it on an ATV to another location.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter it was confirmed that the animal had no injuries, it was taken to the Lagunita de Punta Colorada, a coastal body of water that authorities considered suitable within the crocodile\u2019s habitat in the coastal area of San Pedro Mixtepec.\u201d<\/p>\n Although crocodiles are somewhat rare in the ocean, sightings (and the occasional attack on humans) do happen. More recently, big-wave surfer Nathan Florence had an encounter with a different creature while in the lineup at Puerto Escondido. At first, he thought it was a great white \u2013 but then, he realized it was a more docile whale shark.<\/p>\n Stay tuned for more action from Puerto Escondido \u2013 hopefully sans crocodiles \u2013 as the Mexican Pipeline turns on for the summer season.<\/p>\n Related: Nathan Florence’s Wild Shark Encounter in Puerto Escondido<\/a><\/p>\n This story was originally published by Surfer<\/a> on Apr 9, 2026, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Surfer as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As summertime looms, and the south swell season is incoming, the famed big-wave beachbreak of Puerto Escondido (aka…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":575809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[145406,253185,253182,88054,253183,79,253184,201],"class_list":["post-575808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-giant-crocodile","tag-huge-crocodile","tag-mexican-pipeline","tag-puerto-escondido","tag-san-pedro-mixtepec","tag-science","tag-swell-season","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/575809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}