A Bangkok fireman found himself in a tight squeeze when this five-metre long python wrapped itself around his head during a safety demonstration.<br /><br />Khun Apichet, 40, was showing school children in the Thai capital on November 3 how to handle the deadly snakes if they coil around their bodies.<br /><br />But Apichet needed a hand himself, when his boss giving the talk had to prize away the serpent which was following its natural instincts in strangling its prey.<br /><br />Apichet is seen looking red-faced and strained as he struggles to hold back the vice-like grip of the python's body. The announcer is heard saying: ''The snake is trying to bite him, because this makes the snake feel good.<br /><br />''When the snake wants to eat the people they will bite quickly and lock them in very quickly, but this one is older and has been tamed.''<br /><br />The fireman then invites a young boy to try and put his hand between the snake and his colleague's head in order to demonstrate how powerful the python is.<br /><br />He adds: ''The python is old and more friendly than animals in the wild but he is still very powerful.'' <br /><br />Fortunately, Apichet made it out unscathed, although he had a little bit of a headache for the next couple of hours.<br /><br />Apichet said: ''My neck was a little bit sore and I had a headache. I don't think the snake meant to hurt me. My boss would have helped me if the snake was too aggressive.''<br /><br />The snake used in the video is one that was caught from a home several years ago and has since been kept in captivity and is used in safety demonstrations.
