Schoolgirl plays with baby crocodiles from family's farm

A brave schoolgirl plays with baby crocodiles at her family's farm in Thailand.

Instead of fluffy kittens or energetic puppies, the youngster, Poonsup, frolics with cold-blooded croc hatchlings at the Siriprecha Crocodile Farm in Chachoengsao province.

Video shows the girl eagerly handling the baby reptiles and hugging them close to her body.

Poonsup's mum, Kwanrudee, runs the lucrative crocodile farm and said her daughter has been playing with the animals since she was only two years old.

Kwanrudee said: 'My daughter has grown up around crocodiles. She is not scared of them. The baby crocodiles are fine for her to handle. But we would never let her go near the bigger crocodiles, such as the juveniles or the adults.

'When she plays with the baby crocodiles, she is safe and we are with her.'

Thailand is one of the largest exporters of crocodile products in the world, with more than 1,000 farms across the country, according to data from the Thai Department of Fisheries.