People stop car midway to take selfie with elephant herd. What happens next will scare you

Two men were seen walking close to the herd while clicking selfies. A few seconds into the clip, one elephant gets agitated and starts charging at the group. The men were seen quickly scattering in fear.

A shocking video of a group of people trying to take selfies with a herd of elephants has gone viral. In the clip, people were seen stopping the car dangerously close to the herd trying to cross the road and clicking pictures. Shared on Twitter by IAS officer Supriya Sahu, the video has irked netizens.

The clip starts with a group of men stopping their vehicles midway to click photos. Two men were seen walking close to the herd while clicking selfies. A few seconds into the clip, one elephant gets agitated and starts charging at the group. The men were seen quickly scattering in fear.

“Selfie craze with wildlife can be deadly. These people were simply lucky that these gentle giants chose to pardon their behaviour. Otherwise, it does not take much for mighty elephants to teach people a lesson,” read the caption.

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Selfie craze with wildlife can be deadly. These people were simply lucky that these gentle giants chose to pardon their behaviour. Otherwise, it does not take much for mighty elephants to teach people a lesson. video-shared pic.twitter.com/tdxxIDlA03

The video has been viewed over 63k times and garnered several comments. Netizens were furious after watching the video and opined that a hefty fine should be imposed on the unruly group of men. Many wrote about how the men were saved after the elephant decided to retreat and not cause any harm. Others expressed that proper animal corridors should be made by the forest department to decrease such incidents.

Saw video today of some selfie-crazy idiots trying that with a Tiger in Ranthambhore. Ran to their vehicle Tiger came nearer and then tried luck again and had to speed the safari vehicle because Tiger was mildly chasing them. One lost his mobile.