VIDEO: Mexican zoo worker dies after getting mauled by tiger 

A video captured the terrifying moment a tiger mauled a Mexican zoo keeper, who died from his injuries after the attack, reported The New York Post. 

During the large cat’s feeding time, Jose de Jesus, 23, tried to pet the Bengal tiger at a zoo in Periban, western Mexico. Despite seeming friendly at first, the cat suddenly turned to bite the zookeeper's hand. 

A video of the incident shared by Mirror shows De Jesus screaming in agony as the cat sinks its teeth into his arm and refuses to let go.

Zookeeper dies after tiger rips his arm off in horrific video after he handed through fence
zookeeper in Mexico was attacked by one of the tigers he was caring for ... dying of a heart attack shortly after the incident.
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A second video taken a few moments later shows a large pool of blood on the ground. 

De Jesus was immediately rushed to the hospital. Despite having his arm badly torn to pieces, he did not allow the doctors to perform an amputation. Soon after, de Jesus, who was diabetic, died of a heart attack. 

The gruesome footage of the attack was released by the animal’s owner, allegedly to show that the zoo keeper was at fault. The owner claimed that he paid his employee’s medical bills. 

The owner of the animal, who also has a lion and a crocodile, is being investigated by officials. It is unknown whether he had permission from the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources to keep the animals there.