This is the moment a snake catcher freed a deadly viper which was caught in a fishing net.<br /><br />Expert snake handler Mr Mohan was called to a property in Bangalore in India's Karnataka state on Saturday (December 21st).<br /><br />He found a highly venomous Russell's viper caught in a blue fishing net.<br /><br />Using a pair of scissors, Mohan carefully cut away the net and removed the reptile in a special bag.<br /><br />The snake was released shortly afterwards in a forest reserve. <br /><br />Russell's vipers often live in farmland where they come into contact with humans and so are a major cause of snakebite deaths.
