A 15ft python was seen unable to move after it swallowed a goat. A crowd of locals gathered in Baihata Chariali, in northeastern India laughed and shouted as they prodded the python struggling to slither away after its huge meal.

The snake had ventured into the village from the nearby forest and devoured a goat, much to the villagers’ anger, reports dailymail.co.uk.

Some men captured the wriggling creature and tied its head with a rope so they could hand it over to forest officials.

Footage from the scene shows the villagers surrounding the helpless python, prodding it and picking up its tail.

While village elders were worried that the python might harm people if not released back to the forest, some young men were excited to pose for pictures while holding the snake’s tail.

One young man can be seen putting the snake’s tail around his neck as his friends laugh.