Video: Farm starts rounding up fifteen thousand crocodiles freed during storm Up to 15,000 crocodiles fled the Rakwena Crocodile Farm in the far north of South Africa when owners were forced to open the gates to prevent a storm surge after the nearby Limpopo river rose. Workers, who staged an all-night capture operation, managed to round up 2,000 or so of the reptiles, but many more remained at large. Crocodiles are said to be easier to catch at night because their eyes shine red in the dark. One of the escapees turned up on a school rugby pitch 75 miles away, and local residents have been warned not to approach the crocodiles if they see them.