They may be one of the most feared predators in the ocean, but it seems that this Flordida man couldn't resist the temptation to get up close with a shark.

Shot on Palm Beach, where thousands of blacktip sharks were recently filmed migrating through the warm waters, the video shows a shirtless man pulling the two-meter long beast from the waves.

But, rather than trying to rescue the powerful animal, the man instead takes a pause to pose for a quick selfie with bystanders.

A Florida man has been pictured dragging a shark from the sea along Palm Beach in order to pose for pictures with onlookers who gathered to watch

For around a minute the man can be seen pinning the shark to the sand while posing for the cameras, pushing out his chest in a show of bravado.

Despite the shark writhing around underneath his arms, the man continues to hold it, lifting up its tail to get a better angle.

Eventually another man can be seen dragging the fish back into the waves, though it doesn't get very far before washing back up.

According to a Facebook post by WPTV journalist Ashleigh Walters, the shark was eventually placed further out to sea, where she says 'it did not resurface for several minutes.'

It is unclear what the eventual fate of the creature was.

The man pins the struggling creature down for at least a minute while posing for the cameras, before eventually returning the shark to the water