Crocodile kills pet dog in front of horrified tourists in Mexico (video)

Tourists were left horrified after spotting a crocodile swimming around with a dead pet dog in its jaws in Mexico.

The crocodile is seen calmly swimming around the Puerto Vallarta marina carrying its catch in its mouth - a lifeless black dog with a red collar. The video was first posted on the Bogged Facebook page.

Time Weston, from New Zealand, was on holiday with his wife in Puerto Vallarta when the attack happened.

He said he believed the dog belonged to a local bike shop owner, and that the crocodile swam around with it in its mouth for hours.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Mr Weston said: "There's a sanctuary for these crocodiles up the river (200m away) which runs out to the sea and the marina.

"The dog went to the water's edge to see the crocodile (being curious I guess) but things didn't go according to plan obviously.

"It was certainly a shock to the system. Guess that's nature though."

Crocodiles are common in the tourist area as the resort is built among the mangroves where they have lived for years.

Back in early March, a dog was killed and eaten by a crocodile near a boat ramp on a riverbank in Queensland, Australia.

The incident occurred in the village of Marton, north of Cooktown, about 150 metres from a boat ramp on the Endeavour River.

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