This fearless nine-year-old boy is seen cleaning the back of a two-metre-long crocodile with a brush in Tangerang, Indonesia.

Filo Andrean first met the crocodile two months ago when his new neighbour brought it as a pet. The boy has always played with the animal with his parents' supervision.

This footage was filmed on March 22.

An Indonesian boy Filo Andrean fearlessly brushes the back of a 2-meter crocodile near an artificial channel in West Java, Indonesia. The 9 years old is seen handling the animal quietly although they just meet each other for 2 months after his neighbor brought it to his environment.

Filo's first introduction with the crocodile was two months ago when his new neighbor came with their pet crocodile. The neighbor has kept the crocodile for 2 years and has been domesticated. Since the first met with the reptile, Filo has played with it and his parents always watch him.

As he goes outside with the crocodile, his father and his neighbor always come with him to look after the boy and the crocodile.