An angry monkey charged at passerby recording him eat snacks on the roadside.

The primate did not seem to like it when a curious onlooker pulled up her phone to take a video of him enjoy packaged bread in Lopburi province, Thailand on February 14.

Footage shows the aggressive macaque tucking his food on his armpit and dashing towards the woman.

The woman who was almost attacked by the animal, Ma Nok, said: ‘I would never do that again. I was almost bitten by the monkey.'

Thailand's growing population of primates has become a problem as the animals are known to damage property, such as cars and buildings. Unafraid of the consequences, they have also started stealing food from tourists and locals.

Many provincial governments in Thailand have been lobbying for the removal of crab-eating macaques from the country's list of protected wildlife. The legal protections have been hampering efforts to curb the pillaging simians' ballooning numbers.

Meanwhile, the Thai government is taking steps to manage the monkey population in the country, including creating sanctuaries, mass sterilisation programs, educating the public on how to handle the animals properly, and relocating them to more suitable habitats.