This is the scary moment firefighters pulled out a large python burrowed inside a car's fender in China.

The officers were called to remove the snake that had nestled itself in the vehicle's bodywork in Zhongshan City, Guangdong province on June 13.

To avoid harming the creature, they asked permission to drive the car back to the station where they would dismantle it.

Video shows a pair of firemen using snake tongs to pull the predator out from the automobile's fender. It was reportedly about two metres long and five kilograms heavy.

While placing it inside a sack, however, one of the firefighters accidentally dropped the container, allowing the snake to escape. They had to subdue the animal once more before finally sending it off to a wildlife centre.

This is the scary moment firefighters pulled out a large python burrowed inside a car's fender in China.

The officers were called to remove the snake that had nestled itself in the vehicle's bodywork in Zhongshan City, Guangdong province on June 13.

To avoid harming the creature, they asked permission to drive the car back to the station where they would dismantle it.

Video shows a pair of firemen using snake tongs to pull the predator out from the automobile's fender. It was reportedly about two metres long and five kilograms heavy.

While placing it inside a sack, however, one of the firefighters accidentally dropped the container, allowing the snake to escape. They had to subdue the animal once more before finally sending it off to a wildlife centre.