This is the moment a python starngles a boozed-up man causing him to fall flat on his back after he tried to use it to pose with for a selfie.

The shocking incident took place at the Valapattanam petrol station, near Kannur, Kerala, India, on the night of 20th October.

The intoxicated man, identified only as Chandran, can be seen in the video struggling to position the snake around his body so he can take a snap. But the snake had other ideas and was already coiled around his neck.

As Chandran loses control of the situation, he falls victim to the serpent’s grip, collapsing on the ground, but he is quickly saved by a vigilant petrol station attendant identified only as Abhishek who pulled the snake away.

After the rescue, the snake slithers away and disappears beneath a nearby lorry.

Abhishek, who witnessed the potentially life-threatening situation, recounted: “I have never encountered a snake but seeing Chandran struggling, I quickly got a gunny bag and ran towards him.

“He was struggling and with great difficulty, I managed to forcefully pull the tail of the snake and soon it relaxed its grip and crawled away.”

Despite Abhishek being afraid of snakes, he felt compelled to rescue the inebriated man.

He revealed that Chandran, in his intoxicated state, had brought the snake and insisted on trying to take photos with the dangerous reptile before the snake began to constrict around his neck.

There have been no reports of injuries sustained by the victim as a result of the python’s actions.