Steve Irwin's son Robert runs for his life after crocodile chases him. Watch viral video

Steve Irwin's son Robert Irwin had to flee a crocodile enclosure after a massive saltwater crocodile lunged at him. He shared a video from his terrifying encounter on his Instagram account.

Robert Irwin, son of Australian television presenter Steve Irwin, was forced to flee from a crocodile enclosure after the gigantic reptile chased him. Robert shared the video from the incident on his Instagram account. In an episode of Crikey! It’s the Irwins that airs on Animal Planet, the 18-year-old TV personality had attempted to feed a crocodile at the Australian Zoo. However, things went haywire when the 350kg saltwater crocodile lunged at him. The terrifying encounter left everyone pretty shocked.

In the viral video, Robert offered the crocodile a piece of meat for lunch and he wanted to check whether the animal was comfortable enough with his new enclosure. However, the crocodile ignored the food and instead chased Robert. He was forced to flee the enclosure.

“! We prioritise natural behaviour with our crocs. By getting in their enclosures with them, and letting them put on those huge strikes from the water’s edge, they get to use all of their predatory instincts and they just love it! Plus we can educate everyone about their conservation. But safety for us is also crucial and you definitely have to know when to call it. And with such a powerful and quick croc like Casper we had no choice but to bail (sic),” Robert shared the video on Instagram with this caption.

Watch the video here:

Robert Irwin talked about this terrifying encounter with the crocodile in an interview with Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon. "I get him to come out of the water, he puts on a big strike. I throw the food, he looks straight past the food and just right at my head and starts running. You can't have any sort of ego. You've got to know when to call it and when it's too close. And that was too close," he told the Today show hosts, Daily Mail reports.