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A large wild elephant caught shopkeepers off guard at a convenience store in Thailand on Monday, when it lumbered into the shop in search of food.

The shop owner said Plai Biang Lek the wild elephant helped himself to about 9 bags of sweet rice crackers, a sandwich and some dried bananas before leaving with a bag of snacks in his trunk.

Trompita, a 61-year-old Asian elephant, noticed an antelope stuck in that same body of water. She sounded an SOS from her trunk to get the attention of a nearby animal caretaker.

The elephant later backed out of the shop still holding a bag of snacks with his trunk. He left little damage behind, except mud tracks on the floor and the ceiling of the shop.

The elephant Biang Lek had "raided" several other places before Monday's incident, Thanongsak said, even injuring the tip of its trunk after breaking a glass cupboard in a local home.

The elephant later backed out of the shop still holding a bag of snacks with his trunk. He left little damage behind, except mud tracks on the floor and the ceiling of the shop.

The elephant - a 27-year-old male called Plai Biang Lek - is well known in the area. Khamploi said it stayed in the store for about 10 minutes, picking and eating.