A group of men made a shocking discovery when they went to check for sounds coming from under a crack in the sidewalk.

The men hear a crack on the pavement and stumble upon the deadly animals. Photo: disclosure/reproduction/ND

As the men approached, three crocodiles broke through a crack in the sidewalk, according to the New York Post, in an incident in India.

The animal rescue was filmed and posted on social media. The video has received over 930,000 views so far.

In the video, one of the men, dressed in boots and red clothes, can be seen using a tool to try and catch one of the crocodiles, but while this was happening, another animal appeared below.

The men hear a crack on the pavement and stumble upon the deadly animals. Photo: disclosure/reproduction/ND

He slid off the pavement and ran towards the operator, who jumped up and put his feet on the pole to avoid being attacked by the animal. While all this was going on, the third crocodile lay motionless.

The men found something terrible after hearing the noise inside the sidewalk

Men hear crackling on pavement and stumble upon deadly animals – video: release/playback/ND