A man who went fishing in Australia received a massive shock when a crocodile emerged out of water to steal his catch, reports the NDTV.

According to Yahoo News, Luke Robertson cast a fishing line into crocodile-infested waters of Cahills Crossing in Australia’s East Alligator River. Before long, he managed to catch a 75 cm-long barramundi. Before he could reel it in, however, a crocodile began to chase his catch.

‘Just as I was about to get close to the crossing a 4-metre croc started chasing it,’ he said to NT News. ‘It was the biggest croc we’d seen down there.’

In a video posted on the Facebook page ‘Bonker’s Adventure’ on Sunday, the 13-feet-long crocodile can be seen chasing the fish and wresting it away from Mr Robertson’s fishing line as he decides to give up on his catch.

On Facebook, the video has been viewed over 71,000 times.

‘I wasn't that nervous - I was about 5m away from the water—but my knees were shaking a bit towards the end,’ says Robertson to NT News.

Cahills Crossing in Australia is infamous for its crocodile-infested waters. According to reports, this breeding ground for saltwater crocodiles is one of the most dangerous bodies of water in the country.