Sometimes what is billed as entertainment comes across as pure stupidity.

Case in point: A Thai zoo performer trying to delight his audience with a death-defying stunt by putting his head in a crocodile’s open mouth was injured — badly we presume — when the croc bit down and violently shook him.

And, yes, the terrifying incident earlier this week in Ko Samui, Thailand was caught on video and uploaded to YouTube.

The zookeeper starts the show by using two small wooden sticks to get the massive crocodile to open wide. Before long he slowly puts his head into the beast’s gaping maw and, you guessed it, after about 10 seconds the croc grows weary of the game and snaps his mouth shut, whipping the moaning man from side to side.

After releasing the injured man, the croc slides back into a nearby pool. There was no word how serious the man’s injuries were.

According to the video description, the performer showed the small crowd injuries he’d previously received doing the show, including a missing finger.

These types of shows are occasionally successful, though.