The folk of Hughenden in remote Queensland are scratching their heads over the surprise appearance of a freshwater crocodile in their local lake. The town is a good 300km from the coast, so it’s a bit of a mystery how ‘Houdini’ ended up there. First spotted in June before disappearing in July, a recent sighting has many confused – and staying out of the water…

Another surprise water-dweller to make itself known is a serpent-like oarfish that’s popped up on the San Diego coast. Usually found in the lightless depths of the ocean, it’s just the 20th known instance of a dead one washing up in California since 1901. It’s pretty funny lookin’… 

And a fisherman was hospitalised after being knocked unconscious by a whale’s tail off the coast of Tweed Heads in NSW yesterday morning. Paramedics said the man “couldn’t remember the event” afterwards which is a shame – it’s a knockout tale…