Dramatic moment hero grandmother saves baby from snake attack in his playpen

13 March 2024 , 13:45

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Dramatic moment hero grandmother saves baby from snake attack in his playpen

The dramatic moment a heroic gran rushed to save her grandson from a snake attack was caught on alarming CCTV.

The woman screamed as she pulled her grandson aside just in time to avoid the fast-moving reptile at their home in Uthai Thani, Thailand as it slithered towards them.

She is then seen on camera scooping up the baby and moving him away from the playpen, seemingly worried the snake would trike again.

The serpent is believed to have attempted to strike the infant as it moved its head towards the boy's exposed legs. However, the youngster was pulled away and he was unharmed.

The clip starts with the gran lying down with the baby in the playpen, and then shows the youngster curiously point at the animal lurking by the door. The grandmother turns to look and appears horrified to see the large snake rushing toward them on Monday March 11.

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After the grandma's quick response, the CCTV shows the reptile - believed to be a non-venomous but highly aggressive black rat snake - slither through an open door and disappear into the undergrowth in the garden.

Speaking after the epic encounter, the grandmother said: "I stood up instinctively when I saw the snake approaching. I kept my eyes on the snake then quickly pulled away my grandson just in time."

The serpent is believed to have attempted to strike the infant as it moved its head towards the boy's exposed legs (ViralPress)

After the grandma's quick response, the CCTV shows the reptile slither through an open door (ViralPress)

It comes after the world’s largest snake was discovered in the Amazon Rainforest and is an incredible 26ft long - is as thick as a car tyre with a head the size of a human’s.

The huge Northern Green Anaconda, weighing 440 lbs, was found by Professor Freek Vonk, a TV wildlife presenter in remote part of Brazil. It is bigger than the previous biggest known species - the reticulated python which averages 20ft 5ins long.

Before now, only one species of Green Anaconda – also called the Giant Anaconda – has been recognised in the Amazon. The Northern Green Anaconda discovery was published in a study in the scientific journal Diversity on 16 February.

Bradley Jolly