An otter in Singapore got stuck in a fish trap near the Singapore Indoor Stadium -- but thankfully managed to escape.

Singapore's otter-loving community OtterWatch posted some photos of the incident on Facebook on Jan. 2, which you can see at this link.

Break free

In the first photo, the otter appears to have his head stuck in one end of the trap.

Another otter comes over, while the first otter struggles to free itself.

According to OtterWatch, the otter managed to pull itself out. A picture of the trap itself was also posted.

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Watch out for traps

According to the post, the trap was found along the water's edge near the Singapore Indoor Stadium and opposite Tanjong Rhu.

OtterWatch said that this would place the trap within the Marina Reservoir area.

If so, that might contravene the Public Utilities (Reservoirs, Catchment Areas and Waterway) Regulations of 2006.

OtterWatch added that the trap is currently with the PUB.

In a similar incident in June 2017, a dead otter was found caught in a trap along the Marina Promenade.

PUB reservoir staff caught a man setting traps in the area and PUB stated that it would take action against him.

Trap advice

There was a bit of a debate about the type of trap used.

One commenter thought that the otter might have gotten stuck in a collapsible creel, but another commenter said that it was a funnel trap instead.

A funnel trap works by luring fish inside with bait, but then they're trapped there as they're not intelligent enough to swim back out.

Unfortunately, as we've seen, such traps pose a danger to other animals as well.

Another commenter was someone who claimed to own a fish farm and used similar traps.

She wanted to know how she could avoid accidentally trapping an otter. OtterWatch was able to provide her with some useful tips.

Good advice for everyone, not just farmers.

And the trap might be available to be claimed back from the PUB.

That's a trap.

Top image from OtterWatch