A man who tried to lassoo a shark like a cowboy was left seriously injured after the sea beast took a bite out of his leg.

Josh 'Ferrett' Neille, 29, threw a rope at the nine-foot predator in north Queensland, Australia.

But the shark struck back tearing a chunk out of his right thigh and leaving him drenched in blood.

Neille then pulled the shark from the water using the rope and killed it.

Josh 'Ferrett' Neille, 29, threw a rope at the nine-foot predator in north Queensland, Australia

The shark struck back tearing a chunk out of his right thigh and leaving him drenched in blood

Dramatic video footage shows Neille thrashing around in the water with the shark after throwing the rope

The enormous predator can be seen attempting to swim away at one point in the video

After they pull the shark on board the boat chunks of flesh are seen on the ground

Josh said: 'Armed with a rope I dived into the shark and crocodile-infested waters in remote far North Queensland and tried to wrestle it to the boat and tail rope it.

'After a battle for 15 seconds I found himself locked in the shark's jaws as it thrashed a chunk from the top of my right thigh. I was lucky not to lose my sea cucumber instead.

'It was a quick and regrettable decision that I realise was a stupid move.

'However the plan was to release the shark without having to gaff or kill the large shark by tail roping it. This was unfortunate not to be so in the end.'

Neille said he did not intend to kill the shark - but still threw a rope around it and pulled it on board

Neille, pictured left in hospital and right on the boat with the shark, said that while he did not plan to kill the shark 'this was unfortunate not to be so in the end'

The shark tore a chunk of flesh from the top right of Neille's thigh

Neille was left in hospital where medics tended to his injuries after his foolhardy stunt

Earlier this week a porn star was left needing 20 stitches on a bloody gash after a lemon shark bit her while she was filming a promo for an adult entertainment company.

Molly Cavalli, who was sporting a one piece swimsuit that left little to the imagination, was in good spirits as she was lowered into the waters in a protective cage, even doing a dance for the cameras.

However the excitement of swimming with the beasts off the Florida coast was soon replaced by screams of pain as a ten feet shark nipped the adult actress' ankle.