A 4-foot-long cobra was removed after a resident found it hiding underneath their cupboard.

Serpent expert Akeel Baba managed to grab the snake from under the furniture and take it out of the house in Sagar, central India.

Baba then manages to get a hold of the snake, forcing its mouth shut.

The snake was then taken to a safer place.

This footage was filmed on June 17.

A four-foot-long vicious cobra was rescued from under a cupboard in central India's Madhya Pradesh on June 17. The incident took place in Pathariya Jat village, located in the Sagar district.

Visuals feature a serpent expert lying on the floor to spot the venomous snake under the cupboard. He continuously pokes the dark corners with a stick, causing the cobra to evacuate its hiding spot. However, the serpent slithers across the room and tries to take refuge in another shelf. Following this, its rescuer strikes its face to avoid being bitten and guides it out of the house.

Once out in the open, the serpent expert, identified as Akeel Baba, tried to calm the snake and slowly approached it. He grabbed its mouth shut, following which the black cobra wrapped itself around his arm. Later, he carried the venomous snake to safety after a half-an-hour-long rescue operation.