A playful elephant had ideas of its own when his rider tried to take selfies on his back – spraying a trunkful of water in his face.
Student Clayton Kruse and his family went on the elephant trek while on their summer holiday, where he received the surprise shower just five minutes into the trip.
The group entered the River Khwae Yai, in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, for their two-hour safari, with no warning from their guides that the lively elephants may squirt them.

Clayton Kruse lining up the shot with a selfie stick as he rides the elephant’s back in Thailand

The playful animal had other ideas though, showering Clayton from head to toe with a trunk full of water
The 21-year-old, from said: ‘I was not warned or told anything about spraying.
‘The elephant trek was about two hours along the river and about five minutes after getting in the water that the spraying began.
‘I was worried that I would drop my selfie stick and have it crushed by the 30 other elephants in the area, or it would be washed away by the current of the river.

Clayton was riding the elephant in the River Khwae Yai, in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, when it happened
‘The water was deep enough to completely submerge an entire Thai elephant.’
Clayton from Yucaipa, California, USA, snapped himself riding the elephant, with his guide standing on the rear, totally unaware of what was to come.
Just as he is getting to grips with guiding the creature through the 12 foot deep water, it raises its trunk back over its head and drenches him – leaving him clutching to the selfie stick for dear life.
One of his fellow riders is left looking on in amusement as Clayton is soaked from head to toe by the playful elephant.

Making a splash: Clayton was left drenched after the elephant