A snake strayed inside a school classroom in central India's Chhattisgarh on Saturday 20 August.

The incident took place in Beacon English School in Korba district.

Video showed a man climbing on tables stacked on top of each other, to reach a snake hiding behind a pipe at the roof. He struggled for a while before getting hold of the beast and then climbed down.

The children gathered outside the classroom started to clap for their reptile-rescuing saviour.

According to reports, the children of the school were in their classroom when suddenly a rat snake fell from the roof. As soon as it fell, all the kids were told to leave the classroom quickly, which caused chaos amongst the children.

They were then made to stand in the field outside the classroom while the local snake rescue team was called by teacher Rajesh Kumar.

Local Forest Department head Jitendra Sarathi quickly arrived with his team and carried out the rescue operation.

Sarathi said the kids were curious about the snake so he gave them information about it. Some children even tried to get over their fear of the animals by touching the snake.

A snake strayed inside a school classroom in central India's Chhattisgarh.

The incident took place in Beacon English School, Korba district on August 20.

Visuals showed a man climbing on tables kept one over another. He climbed to the top and started to pull out the snake that was hiding behind a pipe. He struggled for a while before getting hold of it and then climbed down.

The children gathered outside the classroom and started to clap on the successful capture of the reptile.

According to reports, the children of the school reached their classroom when suddenly a rat snake fell from the roof. As soon as it fell, all they were pulled out quickly to avoid any major accident. There was chaos among the children. They were made to stand outside the class in the field.

The snake rescue team of the district was immediately informed by the teacher Rajesh Kumar. Jitendra Sarathi, head forest department member, with his team reached the spot and carried out the rescue operation.

Sarathi told that there was a different curiosity among the children about the snake. He called the kids later on and gave information about the snake. Some children showed courage and tried to escape their fear by even touching the snake.