This is the terrifying moment a 17ft long python was caught in a family's living room ceiling - moments after killing a neighbourhood cat.<br /><br />Sunkorn Chantana, 39, was at home with wife Jinnipa, 32, when they noticed the serpent strangling the hapless moggy on a balcony opposite. Chillingly, it disappeared into the rafters. <br /><br />Then, 20 minutes later, they then heard the hungry reptile slithering above their heads.<br /><br />The terrified couple - who had Sunkorn's elderly mother staying with them - called rescue workers who arrived shortly after. <br /><br />They cut a hole in the roof and reached inside to grab the snake's tail.<br /><br />They then had a tug-of-war with the serpent which came crashing down onto the tiled floor. <br /><br />Sunkorn, a financial trader, said: ''The cat was a wild one that lived in around the houses. It was upsetting to see the snake get it, but it didn't have time to eat it. I feel sorry for the cat. It was scary when the snake came inside our house. It is like a horror movie with a killer snake on the loose inside the roof. It was about five metres long. The rescue group did a very good job to catch the snake. I am thankful to them. It doesn't matter about the hole in the ceiling, that's a small price to fix. It is better than having a python hunting in your house.''<br /><br />Rescue workers believe the snake - capable of killing a human - was angry and still hunting a meal having let the cat escaped from its jaws.<br /><br />The python was dragged outside and stuffed inside an old rice bag before being driven away several miles to be released into the wild.
