This is the remarkable moment a snake expert rescued a massive king cobra from a stream in Kerala, India.

Residents of a village near Thiruvananthapuram spotted the 15ft (4.57 metre) reptile on November 4th.

There were understandably anxious about having the highly venomous snake living so close to their homes and called local snake expert Vava Suresh.

By the time Suresh arrived, the snake has crawled into a stream, so he was forced to enter the water.

After a long tussle, Suresh managed to haul the massive snake to the bank.

He removed the reptile from the village and later released it in a nearby forest.

Suresh said it was the 150th king cobra he had relocated.

A snake expert wrestled with a King Cobra to rescue it from a running stream.

The 10-year-old 15 feet long snake was spotted in a village near Thiruvunanthapuram in Kerala, India, on November 4.

The villagers, anxious to get rid of the world’s most poisonous snake from their neighbourhood, called Vava Suresh, a well-known snake expert in Kerala.

By the time Suresh arrived, the snake had moved into a stream and was trying to get away by swimming with the current.

Suresh also jumped into water and managed to pluck it out.

The rescue was difficult as the snake was in water and resisting with all its might. Suresh also cut his foot with a piece of glass in the stream and was in pain throughout the rescue.

He said it was the 150th king cobra he had rescued. The snake was later released in a nearby forest.