A python that was found hiding under a house was evacuated by rescuers.

The 7ft-long snake fell from the roof and slithered to the space under the floor of a home in Saraburi province, Thailand on April 19.

It was first found by a dog which did not stop barking to alert its owner Krantharat Chuenban, 21, who rushed to the back of the property and discovered the animal.

Footage shows the dog still making noise towards the spot where the reptile had been hiding. One of the rescuers reached his arm between the rails and dragged the animal out.

Krantharat said: ‘It was very hot and I heard a loud thud from the roof. Then my dog was suddenly barking outside before seeing the tail of the snake.'

The house owner added that six of her rescued cats suddenly went missing.

She said: ‘I thought they only left me but the python might have been eating them for dinner.'

The snake was taken by the rescuers with them and released into the wild.