This is the terrifying moment a snake slithered over to a man lying on the floor inside his home.

Tinnakorn Kengsawad was scrolling through his phone when the python slid next to him in Krabi province, southern Thailand, on March 25, 2020. He shot up and backed away upon seeing the large reptile so close to him.

He said: 'I thought it was my pet dog licking my leg. I was shocked when I saw the python moving right in front of me.'

The reticulated python is found throughout South and Southeast Asia. They are common in Thailand, where they live in forests, swamps, canals and the sewage systems in cities, preying on cats, dogs, birds, rats and other snakes.

The number of pythons coming into conflict with humans has increased in recent years, due to the rise in urban development as more homes and apartment blocks are built on green land that was the habitat of snakes.