The is the petrifying moment a huge snake was pulled from a woman's throat after it crawled inside her while she was sleeping.
The young Russian decided to go to hospital after suddenly feeling unwell. She had fallen asleep in the garden of her home in Dagestan, Russia, and woke up to terrible pains in her stomach.
Little did she know at the time that the 4ft reptile had slithered inside her through her mouth. Medics had no idea what had happened and she was put under general anaesthetic as doctors got down to work.
They only discovered what was wrong when they found the snake moving around - and eventually managed to prise it from her. The footage of the horrifying operation shows the gloved hands of a male doctor removing the snake
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