A brave official was lowered down into a well near Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, to rescue two ferocious civets.

Nawaz Shaikh of the Wildlife Rescue Society was lowered down into the well with the help of a safety harness.

As he attempted to pull them out, the animals turned very aggressive but Shaikh managed to capture them using a retractable snare pole.

“The animals were stressed and aggressive. They are also so agile they could have leapt at Nawaz and torn him with their sharp teeth and claws. But he held his nerve and rescued them without getting hurt," said Akash Jadhav of the Wildlife Rescue Society.

The animals were later released back into the wild.

Two civet cats fell into a 80-feet deep irrigation well probably during a territorial fight near Ahmednagar in western India.

Akash Jadhav and his team from Wildlife Rescue Society went to save the animals that were stranded inside the well.

Rescuer Nawaz Shaikh went down with the help of a safety harness and tried to pull them out.

The animals turned out to be very aggressive and resisted getting captured. There were tense moments when the civet cats got too close for Nawaz’s comfort during the struggle. But the veteran rescuer managed to capture them with a retractable snare pole and bring them up.

They were released in a nearby natural habitat later.

Akash said: “The animals were stressed and aggressive. They are also so agile they could have leapt at Nawaz and tore him with their sharp teeth and claws. But he held his nerve and rescued them without getting hurt.”