A rat snake in Pune, western India was cut free after it became entangled in safety netting at a construction site on June 14.

Snake rescuer Saidas Kusal was called to the site where a construction worker had spotted the snake's head peeping out.

The snake was so badly trapped in the net it could hardly move. Kusal managed to cut the netting around the snake's body, setting it free.

Kusal said: "The snake was probably caught in the net while chasing a rodent. It had just suffered a few scrapes, so we could release it immediately.”

A security guard at a construction site saw a snake’s head peeping out of a pile of safety net in Pune in Western India.

He called snake rescuer Saidas Kusal, who went to the spot with a friend. They found that a rat snake was so badly trapped in the net, it could hardly move.

They took a small blade and cut the strings for nearly an hour and freed the hapless snake, which was later released in the wild.

Saidas said: The snake was probably caught in the net while chasing a rodent. It had just suffered a few scrapes, so we could release it immediately.”