Bizarre moment man casually walking his pet alpaca down the street erupts at a passerby over a joke gone wrong

A bizarre foul-mouthed confrontation has erupted between a shocked onlooker and an man walking his pet alpaca down a suburban street on a leash.

In the astonishing footage posted by X account Ozzie Man Reviews, a man in an orange hi vis shirt and sunglasses can be seen walking the brown woolly alpaca towards along a footpath in the Hobart suburb of Moonah.

‘That's a big dog mate,' the man filming him remarked.

But the compliment wasn't appreciated by the alpaca owner, sparking a heated exchange captioned by Ozzie Man Reviews as the ‘Most Aussie interaction ever'.

‘I'll shove that camera up ya a**e, stop f***ing pointing it at my face,' the owner said.

‘Beg your pardon, you f***wit,' the man filming replied.

‘Oh f*** you,' says the man in high vis as he walks past with neither him or the alpaca breaking stride.

‘Go f*** yourself,' the man filming shouted back.

‘What do you expect mate? You're walking a f***ing llama!'

The comment fired up the alpaca owner even more. 

‘No mate, go get some f**king brains,' he replied as he turned around to confront his antagonist.

‘There's a difference between a f***ing alpaca and a dumb c*** like you.'

‘That's an alpaca all right.'

‘Yeah, you look like one,' the man with the camera fires back, not having appreciated the zoology lesson.

‘Look at ya!' 

The alpaca owner led the animal away but not without a final insult.

‘Oh f*** off, you dumb f***!'

The tense confrontation unfolded in the Hobart suburb of Moonah

Alpacas, which hail from South America, are farmed for their wool and thrive in Tasmania, according to an association of owners

Ozzie Man Reviews replied to one of the comments that the footage was sent him.

‘I reckon I’m on at least 50 watches since the bloke who shot it sent it to me,' he quipped.

Many viewers found the confrontation amusing. 

‘Brother, it's hysterical. Can't believe it is actually real,' one X user wrote,

‘Just had to send it to all my Aussie mates.'

Another added: ‘This cracked me up. He def wasn't in the mood to make new friends,' another said. 

Alpacas originally came from South America and are related to larger llamas, along with camels. 

They are farmed for wool but some are kept just as pets. 

Tasmania is an ideal environment, according to the Australian Alpaca Association.

‘Tasmania’s cool temperate climate and green pastures are the perfect combination for producing fine fleeced, eco-friendly alpacas,' its website says.

‘The Tasmanian region has members located all around the state. We have a busy schedule of shows, on-farm days and workshops.'