This is the shocking moment a husband was found dead with a 13ft python wrapped around his neck near a creek in the Philippines.

Julius Perez, 35, was on his way to a wake when he reportedly stepped on the 50lb lurking near the water in Madurriao town, Iloilo province, in the early hours of January 11.

He yelped in pain as the python latched onto his knee, knocking him down before slithering around his torso.

Despite attempts to break free, Julius was soon silenced when the reptile coiled around his neck while choking him to death.

The husband was found unresponsive by nearby residents at 4:30 am local time when they went out to investigate 'loud thudding noises' in the neighbourhood next to Bolinao Creek.

Footage shows the husband lying on the ground with the python coiled around his neck.

Locals said they had to sever the snake's head to free Julius from its crushing grip, but he had already died. He reportedly suffered multiple bite wounds on his knee and hands.

Police Captain Val Cambel, chief of the Iloilo City Police Station 10 - Mandurriao, said: 'At around 4:30 in the morning, we received a report from the village captain that in the area near this dike, there was a man constricted by a python around four metres long.

'According to our investigators, it was possible that he stepped on the python, causing it to bite him on the knee. It then wrapped around him, targeting his torso and neck.

'Our witnesses saw what happened, and they called more people to kill the python. However, by the time medical responders arrived, he was no longer showing any signs of life.'

He added that the cause of death is believed to be strangulation.

Residents said snakes were often seen at the creek during the high tide, but Julius is the first to die from a python in the area.

Officials assured locals the channel is being cleaned regularly to minimise the risk of another snake attack.

The reticulated python is one of the world's largest snakes and can eat humans, cats, dogs, birds, rats and other snakes.