Terrifying photos have emerged online of Chinese tourists- some of them children- standing on a rusty metal raft feeding crocodiles.

The photos sparked outrage after they were posted to Twitter on Friday, forcing the tourist attraction at Elephant Kingdom in Chonburi, Thailand to close.

The holiday makers scrambled aboard the make-shift cage floating on top of plastic barrels.

Terrifying photos have emerged online of Chinese tourists- some of them children- standing on a rusty metal raft feeding crocodiles

The photos sparked outrage after they were posted to Twitter on Friday, forcing the tourist attraction at Elephant Kingdom in Chonburi, Thailand to close

They dangled chunks of meat from flimsy sticks only centimetres above the powerful jaws of three-metre crocodiles.

The reptiles leapt out of the water to snatch their lunch.

Jon Nok, a passing motorcycle-taxi driver took the photos of the tourists surrounded by hundreds of hungry crocodiles.

Only hours after the images (pictured) went viral police, soldiers and government officials raced to the crocodile farm- Elephant Kingdom will be closed for 90 days while officials perform safety checks

Jon Nok, a passing motorcycle-taxi driver took the photos of the tourists surrounded by hundreds of hungry crocodiles (pictured)

But they can hold more than this. … There have never been any problems and visitors are very happy. We always watch everything very closely.'

Elephant Kingdom will be closed for 90 days while officials perform safety checks, the Mirror reported.

Crocodile feeding is a popular activity among Chinese tourists.

Crocodile feeding is a popular activity among Chinese tourists

The tourists dangled chunks of meat only centimetres over the powerful jaws of three-metre crocodiles with flimsy sticks (pictured)