Elephant Smashes Tourist On The Ground When He Tries To Touch It

Jul 26, 2018 by apost team

We all like to think that elephants are gentle giants. Unfortunately, this isn’t always true! You have to watch the moment a Thailand tourist got a huge surprise when he tried to reach out and touch an elephant. The mammoth creature decided to smash him into the ground instead!

You can watch the clip as Cody Stiner, a tourist, is shown offering the large animal a leaf. He hangs around the elephant with no problems for a minute or so. He then attempts to pet the giant. Instead of reacting calmly, the elephant’s tusk sends the man flying off into the dust just seconds later!

The animal was just not going to react well to being petted!

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Stiner landed in a huge pile of coconuts. Surprisingly, he wasn’t injured in the freak accident. Stiner says that he was scared that the elephant would step on him if he stayed on the ground too long. He made sure to get up and get away from the animal as quickly as he could after the terrifying encounter.

Elephants are considered to be gentle giants, despite their large size. However, they can be aggressive if they believe they are in danger or are agitated. They can even experience bouts of rage at times! 

We are so glad this tourist was OK! Have you ever heard any stories about elephants acting out? Let us know below in the comment section- we would love to hear them!