A fisherman was out catching eels when he stepped on what he thought was a log - but the log moved and he realised it was an enormous python.<br /><br />What follows is an extraordinary battle between man and beast as the 27 foot reptile powers through the undergrowth trying to escape.<br /><br />The giant snake then goes into survival mode and instinctively wraps itself around one of the men's ankles.<br /><br />Six men spent several minutes trying to overpower the 100kg reptile - trying to hold the snake's mouth to stop it from biting.<br />'I found the snake first of all,' said one fisherman, Tan Galuang. 'I walked on it. I thought it was a log. I was shocked. There were six men all trying to fight it.<br /><br />'The snake was wrapped around my friend's leg and we quickly released it.<br />'We were only looking for fish, but the snake is like the grand prize. My religion forbids me from eating the snake, so I could not make a meal from it.'<br />The snake ended up in a large cage in a village in the Padang Pariaman region where it was kept for several days. Wildlife officials then drove it several miles away to be released away from settlements.<br /><br />Growing up to 30ft long, the reticulated python (Python Reticulatus) is the longest snake in the world.
