A hungry elephant looking for some snacks ended up stuck after barging into a grocery store in Thailand.

Video footage from Nakhon Ratchasima in northeast Thailand shows the elephant, a 25-year-old bull named Plai Biang Lek, using his trunk to help himself to some snacks on June 2. However, the escapade turned into a challenge when its huge arched back became wedged on the low roof.

Video shows Plai Biang Lek moving through the aisles trying to figure out how to escape the situation.

Fortunately for the wild animal, the shopkeeper was nearby and managed to usher him back to the road outside, Reuters reported, citing Viral Press.

“Business was a bit slow that day," the shop owner Khamploi Kakaew told CNN. "Around 2 p.m., the elephant just walked right up. I came out and tried to shoo it away. I told it not to come closer."

Kakaew told the media outlet she tried to shoo it away, "but it didn’t listen. It was like it came on purpose.” The Bangkok Post reported the elephant had wandered from Khao Yai National Park, which is located less than a mile from the store.

Elephant ate 10 bags of sweets

Plai Biang Lek, who is reportedly a frequent visitor of the area, according to CNN, stayed at the store for about 10 minutes, enjoying sweet goods instead of bananas, bamboo and grasses, which are the preferred choice of wild elephants, Kakaew said.

"It walked up to the counter – the candy counter near the freezer" and "used its trunk to gently push the freezer out of the way so it could fit inside," she told CNN, adding the elephant ate about 10 bags of sweets worth 35 baht ($1) each, as well as dried bananas and peanut snacks.

"He’s around here often but never hurts anyone. I think he just wanted snacks," Kakaew said. Thanongsak Changin, a resident and volunteer, told CNN, Biang Lek had previously "raided" several other places and even injured the tip of its trunk after breaking a glass cupboard in a local home.

Wildlife officials, who had been alerted of the incident, later reached the scene and guided the elephant back into the woodland away from danger. Authorities said they were monitoring the area to prevent Plai Biang Lek from returning. No injuries were reported.

"This was the first time an elephant had visited the store," the Kakaew told Viral Press, according to Reuters. "I hope he doesn't come back. I was worried about the damage he could cause."

Kakaew told CNN another elephant was outside the store "probably waiting."

How many elephants are in Thailand?

Thailand is home to a growing elephant population, with more than 4,000 elephants living naturally in conservation areas such as wildlife sanctuaries, non-hunting zones, national parks and forest parks, according to local media outlet Thaiger.

The surging elephant population has also led to an increase in conflicts with human communities throughout the country, especially in the eastern forest regions, Thaiger reported, adding the primary causes of these conflicts is believed to be the scarcity of food sources within protected areas.

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