This is the moment a man apparently unconcerned by danger decides to feed a bear and even turns his back on the huge beast in order to rummage around in his car in search of food.

The video was shot by people in the vehicle parked behind the car at the side of the road in the Khabarovsk Territory, Russia.

The people in the other car then posted the video of the dangerous feeding of the animal on social networks.

It shows how the motorist had stopped at the side of the highway, got out of the car and gave the predator a treat.

A man standing next to his white car can be seen feeding the rather large bear from his hands, as the animal patiently waits for food, even when the motorist then turns his back on him.

The authors of the video worried about the fearless local resident, but the predator calmly accepted the treat and fled into the forest.

They shared it with them saying: “Isn’t’ he afraid?! Is he stupid or what?!”

The two men behind the camera laugh in relief as the bear disappears peacefully.

Roaming bears are not an unusual scene in the Khabarovsk region of Russia. Komsomolskaya Pravda reports that brown bears have repeatedly appeared in the settlements of the Khabarovsk Territory and on the roads.

The most high-profile case involved a motorist in a Toyota Lexus on the Khabarovsk-Lidoga-Vanino highway.

The predator was knocked down but still managed to attack the car, tore open the hood and tried to smash the glass in order to get to people.

Because of its injuries, the bear abandoned the attack and fled back into the forest.