Two Thai women were seen bizarrely dancing with live cobras stuffed inside their mouths.

Footage shows the troupe wearing purple and blue silk dresses carrying the defanged snakes across their bodies while holding their necks in front of their faces in Khon Kaen province, Thailand, on November 29.

While performing the traditional dance, the women then simultaneously placed the creaturess heads inside their mouths as part of the routine.

Shocked onlooker Boys Pacharapong said: ‘Now I know why the place was called a King Cobra village. It was shocking to see how they casually held the snake inside their mouths.'

The dancers performed their unusual choreography for the international silk festival held in the province wearing beautiful handmade dresses.

Thai women were seen bizarrely dancing with live cobras stuffed inside their mouths.

Footage shows the troupe wearing purple and blue silk dresses carrying the defanged snakes across their bodies while holding their necks in front of their faces in Khon Kaen province, Thailand, on November 29.

While performing the traditional dance, the women then simultaneously placed the creaturess heads inside their mouths as part of the routine.

Shocked onlooker Boys Pacharapong said: ‘Now I know why the place was called a King Cobra village. It was shocking to see how they casually held the snake inside their mouths.'

The dancers performed their unusual choreography for the international silk festival held in the province wearing beautiful handmade dresses.