Crocodile alarm on Lake Constance: Fire brigade discovered deception!

Crocodile alarm on Lake Constance: Fire brigade discovered deception!

In the early morning hours of June 14, 2025, an unusual find in Constance caused excitement. Walkers discovered a crocodile head that protruded from a pool near the shore of Lake Constance. At 8 a.m., the Konstanz fire brigade alerted the emergency services, which quickly hurried to the unusual place. At first it could not be ruled out that it was a living animal, which is why the emergency services were extremely careful. An expert estimated the crocodile over a length of about two meters, which also dramatized the Situation.

In compliance with strict security measures, the head was finally recovered from the water. But to the surprise of everyone, it turned out that the crocodile head was only a deceptively real dummy of hard plastic. The fire brigade then handed over the property to the Konstanz police, which was investigating the investigation. It remained unclear where the dummy came from and whether the incident might have had a joking background.

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A similar incident in the region had already been documented in 2021 when a plush crocodile with a shield at the "Felix, the last surviving Lake Constance crocodile", in which smuggling bay was discovered. At that time, the police completed the investigation against the owner and also described this incident as nonsense. It remains unclear whether the current incident is related to the previous one.

The fire brigade in this case ended around 8:45 a.m. after the police had successfully taken over the dummy. Such events raise the question of the extent to which invasive species that penetrate in Germany could be a serious problem. The World Biodiversity Council (IPBES) warns of the dangers of non-regional species that not only threaten the domestic flora and fauna, but can also cause economic damage to billions of bills. Warming also promotes the settlement of new species, which ensures the future of further challenges.

Germany has a species-poor herpetofauna with only 22 amphibian and 15 reptile species. Nevertheless, there are already three types that have been introduced by humans: the ox frog, the red-cheeked jewelry turtle and the Croatian mountain silk. In the future, it could be easier for reptiles and amphibians with the sons that have been warm for 27 years. Experts like Dr. Axel Kwet, Vice President of the German Society for Herpetology and Terrarium Studies (DGHT), commented concerns about the possible new species that could establish themselves in Germany.