Officials have rescued a cobra snake wrapped around landing gear between the tires of a parked aircraft in Gujarat, western India.

The incident took place at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Hansol, 9 kilometers north of central Ahmedabad, on June 15.

Airport personnel spotted the snake and immediately alerted the rescue officials who rushed to the spot.

After a one-hour-long operation, the snake was safely removed from the plane using a snake catcher and secured inside a container.

Footage shows a man holding the snake by its tail while luring it into the plastic container.

According to local media, the COVID-19 lockdown resulting in fewer air passengers has paved the way for wild animals to claim human habitats.

The cobra snake was late released into the wild.

Officials have rescued a cobra snake from the landing gear located in between the tires of a parked aircraft inside the airport premises of western India's Gujarat.

The incident took place at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Hansol, 9 km north of central Ahmedabad, on June 15.

According to reports, a cobra snake has sneaked into a landing gear of a parked Trujet aircraft inside the airport premises.

The officials spotted the snake and immediately alerted the rescue officials.

Officials rushed to the spot using a snake catcher to rescue the snake.

After a one-hour-long operation, the snake was removed from the plane safely and was trapped inside a container using a snake catcher.

The video shows a person holding the snake by its tail while luring it into the container.

Following this, he traps the snake with the help of the bottle and takes it to safety.

The lockdown coupled with fewer air passengers over the last few weeks paved a way for wild animals to reclaim the human habitats.

The snake was later released into the wild.