A thirsty python had to be rescued after slithering into a well for a drink of water and not being able to climb back out.<br /><br />The parched reptile emerged from woodland and sensed the liquid at the bottom of the 20ft deep shaft after several months of drought in Surat Thani province, southern Thailand.<br /><br />However, residents had to summon a snake charmer for help after they saw the huge python was stuck helplessly at the bottom of a well.<br /><br />Sergeant Nattawut Kanitthanan, also known as the region's top snake charmer, responded to a call from residents on Monday afternoon (April 27).<br /><br />The policeman promptly traveled to the well, which was located in a parking lot of Thida Mae Phra School, along with a team of rescuers and his own snake catching equipment.<br /><br />Footage shows how the snake catcher and another rescuers used a long rod to hook the python from the pit before they pulled it up. <br /><br />The reptile measured more than 16ft when it was stretched out on the roadside.<br /><br />Residents believed the snake would have been left to die without intervention to save it.<br /><br />Sergeant Nattawut Kanitthanan said: ''The snake was probably thirsty and sensed there was water in the well. Snakes will climb down without thinking about how they can get up again. <br /><br />''But that's just their instinct. They cannot risk assess and plan the future like humans do. So, once the python was at the bottom of the well it was stuck.''<br /><br />The pythons was put in a cage so it could be driven away and released into the wild elsewhere.
