- Slithering python blocks the centre of a lane keeping fearful onlookers at bay
- But young child steps in and tries to tempt the 10ft snake away from the road
- Eventually Indonesian youngster grabs creature by the neck and drags it away
- Viewers have called the child ‘crazy’ with one branding the boy ‘brave’
This is the terrifying moment a young boy taunted an angry snake before grabbing it with his bare hands and dragging it out of the road.
In footage recorded by a horrified onlooker, the slithering python can be seen causing a major traffic jam by blocking the centre of the lane – with fearful spectators keeping a safe distance.
The young child quickly steps in and tries to tempt the 10ft snake away from the road in Indonesia by taunting it with a bizarre dance.
This is the moment the youngster suddenly pounced and grabbed the creature by the neck before dragging it off the road
At the start of the video the slithering python can be seen causing a major traffic jam by blocking the centre of the lane – with fearful spectators keeping a safe distance
Standing just out of reach of its snapping jaws, the youngster flaps his arms up and down in a bid to attract the predator’s attention.
Without a care in the world the little child casually steps backwards, luring the snake towards him.
But with a large crowd waiting to pass he decides his strategy is not working and opts to take much quicker action.
The video has racked up hundreds of thousands of views from across the globe with viewers calling the boy ‘crazy’
Pythons are one of the largest snake species on earth – but they do not produce venom, instead killing their prey by squeezing them to death
After creeping up on the snake, he suddenly pounces and grabs the creature by the neck before dragging it off the road.
The video has racked up hundreds of thousands of views from across the globe with viewers calling the boy ‘crazy’.
One commenter said that the clip was ‘absolute madness’ while another branded the youngster ‘brave’.
The young child is pictured dragging the snake off the road in Indonesia after it blocked traffic
Horrified Instagram user theo_073 simply added: ‘Chills down my spine.’
And viewer jyv16 questioned: ‘Why out of all people they have the kid to get it?’
But nisha_mukooI was far more critical, saying: ‘Fail to see how that’s brave. If anything it’s stupid and dumb for a child to go near a python. This should not be encouraged.’
Pythons are one of the largest snake species on earth – but they do not produce venom, instead killing their prey by squeezing them to death.
The creatures only eat four or five times per year with one meal keeping them full for weeks.