Rescue volunteers pulled out a large python from a truck's fender in Thailand.

The crew were called to the scene, where driver Apirom Nueangjumnong, 52, had parked his vehicle along the Ban Suan-Ban Bueng road in Chonburi province on October 18.

Footage shows the specialists lying on the tarmac to prod the 10ft snake out of its hiding spot. After 40 minutes, they managed to drag it onto the road and sealed it in a sack to be released into the wild.

Terrified Apirom said the python had slithered into his Toyota Vigo's rear fender while he was urinating on the roadside.

He said: 'I didn't want to hurt the snake because I didn't want to incur bad karma, so I called the rescue team for help. The python must be a sign of good luck.'

The reticulated python is found throughout Southeast Asia, where they live in forests, swamps, canals and even in cities, causing them to come into conflict with humans. The species is one of the world's largest snakes and can eat humans, cats, dogs, birds, rats and other snakes.

Thailand, a largely Buddhist nation, believes that kindness towards animals should be encouraged, with temples sometimes being a safe refuge for stray cats, dogs, and even monkeys that don't have homes.