Panaji: After sending the social media in a tizzy, photos of a rare appearance of a crocodile on Goa's picturesque Morjim beach has become a much talking point for local tourism.

Photographs of the crocodile ambling on Morjim beach, popular with Russian tourists, have gone viral on the social media. Morjim beach, 30 km from Panaji, is one of the most popular beaches in the state, especially with Russians. It is colloquially referred to as 'Little Russia'. Russians account for nearly a third of the half a million foreign tourists who arrive in Goa annually.