A huge python was seen swimming through the water where tourists had set up tables and chairs in a stream.

Footage shows a giant snake gliding through the stream with spots for locals to have their picnic lunches in Nakhon Sri Thammarat, southern Thailand, on August 18.

Visitors fled in panic when they saw the reptile, which appeared to be reclaiming its territory. They looked down from the bridge and were shocked to see the snake.

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.