This is the terrifying moment that a group of kindly villagers in India risked their lives as they gave water to a thirsty king cobra.
The 12ft snake, which is usually known to avoid humans, slithered into the Kaiga township in south-western India as it desperately attempted to find water during a drought.
But far from being terrified by the beast, the villagers instead banded together to provide it with water.
Footage shows one man pouring a bottle of water over the snake’s head as it guzzles the liquid.
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