A brave man rescued a skunk that got its head stuck in a yogurt container in an airport parking lot, despite the fear of being sprayed with an extremely unpleasant smell.

The unnamed man was petrified but gently helped the skunk out of the container which impressed onlookers.

In the video, you will see the black and white skunk walking around the parking lot with a container on its head. The guy braved any potential sensory disaster by freeing the skunk.

Incidents like this occur because animals will reach into empty cans or small containers to eat bits of leftover food, and most of them end up getting stuck into the containers, The Dodo noted.

But accidents like this could be prevented if we animal-proof our recyclables. Make sure that animals will not be able to reach food in cans by placing can lids inside or by crushing containers.