This is the heart-stopping moment a snake catcher kisses a wild king cobra on the lips.<br /><br />Rescue worker Panya Tulyasuk, 44, and his team caught the deadly reptile after receiving an emergency call in Krabi, southern Thailand, last Thursday (August 8).<br /><br />They then let the 10ft long serpent loose after taking it to a temple near the organisation's offices. <br /><br />The group filmed as Panya un-bagged the king cobra which slithered across the concrete ground before going face-to-face with him.<br /><br />Ice-cool Panya, a father-of-two, held his nerve as he inched closer to the snake and placed his open mouth over the reptile's deadly jaws.<br /><br />He then gently pushed the snake back in a show of strength to assert his dominance. <br /><br />Panya said: ''This was a wild king cobra so they can be unpredictable. But it was also very large and beautiful.<br /><br />''I wanted to perform with the snake, so I let it loose on the ground and gave it a kiss. I think she was a female.<br /><br />''It takes a lot of practice to understand the movements and body language of the cobras. <br /><br />''To do this, I have to stay very calm and concentrate a lot while I watch the snake.''
