This is the moment a snake catcher freed a deadly viper which was caught in a fishing net.

Expert snake handler Mr Mohan was called to a property in Bangalore in India's Karnataka state on Saturday (December 21st).

He found a highly venomous Russell's viper caught in a blue fishing net.

Using a pair of scissors, Mohan carefully cut away the net and removed the reptile in a special bag.

The snake was released shortly afterwards in a forest reserve.

Russell's vipers often live in farmland where they come into contact with humans and so are a major cause of snakebite deaths.

After finding the snake inside a parking area at their Byrathi of BBMP limits, panic stricken Uday kumar, 49yrs from Byrathi working for an MNC, saw a snake in the parking area of his house and identified it as Russell’s viper.
Uday Kumar goggled and found contact number of BBMP wildlife rescue who immediately responded and shared the number of Mr.Mohan. He called Mr. Mohan who checked if the Snake was visible, was it in empty land or inside the house. He instructed him to keep an eye on the snake and reached the place in half an hour. When he tried to rescue the snake it was found that the head of the snake was tangled in the fishing net,
In the video the rescuer is seen cutting the fishing net with the scissor slowly & careful while his assistant holding the fishing net with the rod.The snake was rescued & latter was released in the forest reserve.
The video was shot on 21 December in Bangalore Karnataka India