INCREDIBLE footage shows a deadly tiger shark rolling onto its back like a dog after being hypnotised by a diver.

Brave marine biologist Leigh Cobb, 38, was filmed performing the technique known as “tonic immobility” near Tiger Beach in the Bahamas.

8 Diver Leigh Cobb is able to manipulate the huge tiger shark after 'hypnotising the beast Credit: Christian Torres / Caters

Filmed earlier this year, the footage shows Leigh stroking the 16ft female shark’s nose to begin the hypnosis.

She then rolled the huge fish, known as Emma, onto her back while other sharks swim nearby.

The wildlife enthusiast is able to stroke the beast's belly before the predator swims off.

Leigh runs Shark Diver Travel which aims to re-educate people about the misunderstood animals.

8 The shark is put under Leigh's spell when its nose is rubbed Credit: Christian Torres / Caters

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8 The astonishing footage. filmed in the Bahamas, ends with the diver rubbing the animal's belly Credit: Christian Torres / Caters

8 Leigh, 38, who runs Shark Diver Travel, wants to re-educate people about the predators Credit: Christian Torres / Caters

8 The female tiger shark in the video, known as Emma, is 16ft long Credit: Christian Torres / Caters

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She said: “I would dive with sharks as often as I eat if I could. Their bad reputation is simply not true.

“I want to show the world how these animals can interact with us on a different level.”

Photographer and dive master Christian Torres, 41, from Ecuador, captured the footage.

He said: "Diving with these majestic creatures always brings new sensations.

"In the video, my friend and mentor Leigh Cobb, is feeding and rolling the most famous Tiger shark from Tiger Beach, Bahamas named ‘Emma’ who is 16" long.”

8 Leigh is a passionate wildlife enthusiast Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

8 The fearsome reputation endured by sharks was cemented by Hollywood blockbusters such as Jaws Credit: Christian Torres / Caters

8 The footage showed other sharks lurking around Leigh while she put Emma under her spell Credit: Christian Torres / Caters

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