A seven-foot-long snake was rescued after it got stuck slithering through the filter of a wash basin in eastern India on June 9.

Avinash Yadav, a snake rescuer was made a distress call who then arrived at the home in Korba, Chhattisgarh, to rescue the stuck reptile.

After a frantic effort of almost 15 minutes the snake was rescued from the steel filter.

The filter had to be cut open using a electric saw in order to free the trapped reptile.

The snake had also injured itself while struggling to get out after finding itself trapped, and received treatment for its injuries.

It was later released into the wild following observation for some hours.

This is the moment a 7-ft snake was rescued after it got trapped in the filter of the wash basin while trying to sneak in Chhattisgarh eastern India.

The family saw the snake and got scared.

Avinash Yadav, a snake rescuer was made a distress call who then arrived at the scene to rescue the stuck reptile.

After frantic effort of almost 15 minutes the snake was rescued from the trapped steel filter
net.

The steel net had to cut using a cutter in order to free the struck crawler.

The snake was injured as it made vigorous attempt to get out after finding itself trapped.

The snake was later bandaged and treated of its injuries.

It was later released into the wild following observation for some hours.