Snake slithers into police station and leaps up at man in waiting room

This is the moment a snake slithers into a police station - leaping up at a visitor sitting in the waiting room.

The man was reporting an incident at the station in northern Thailand, on Saturday afternoon when the serpent scaled an uphill disabled ramp - then slid in through the open front door.

The dark black rat snake glided over to the man - who glanced down when it was just a few inches from him.

The pair both panicked, and the snake reared up and jumped at the legs of the victim.

CCTV cameras from the station captured the incredible scene as the man, Apichat Cheautong, 45, began frantically stomping at the 6ft-long aggressive reptile, which even wrapped itself around its victim's ankles.

Apichat eventually managed to grasp the snake by its head and its tail as an officer walked out to the front desk after hearing the commotion.