A rare two-headed snake was caught on camera crawling through rocky terrain in western India.

The viper was filmed on September 19 in Aadharwadi area of Kalyan city in Maharashtra's Thane district.

A man was seen picking up the small reptile from the rocky terrain and placing it on a leaf.

Once on the leaf, the snake coiled up, and was later transferred to a glass box by Forest Department handlers with a hook.

A fascinating video has emerged of a rare two-headed snake crawling through rocky terrain in western India.

The snake was filmed on Sept 19 in Aadharwadi area of Kalyan city in Maharashtra's Thane district.

Visuals showed two heads sprouting from the neck onwards.

A man was seen picking up the small reptile from the rocky terrain and placing it on a leaf.

Once on the leaf, the snake coiled up.

Later, it was transferred to a glass box.

A group of men, understandably personnel from the forest department, were seen using a snake hook and lifting the reptile, probably to examine the snake.

The snake was identified as a viper.