TERRIFYING footage shows the moment a young man jumps from his bed after realising a huge COBRA has slithered under his blanket.
The CCTV footage shows the snake moving towards the lad, named Jai in local media, as he sleeps on the ground of a temple in Rajasthan, northern India.
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A snake crawls over beside a sleeping man in India Credit: SWNS 2
The young man jumps out of his bed after realising the cobra is under his blanket Credit: SWNS
Incredibly, the deadly beast managed to creep under the lad's covers without waking him at around midnight.
According to reports, Jai slept for around five more minutes even though the snake had wrapped itself around his leg.
However, he soon opened his eyes after realising something was moving up his body.
Jai is shown jumping quickly out of the his bed after realising one of the world's most dangerous snakes had snuggled up beside him.
The snake lunged towards the young man and attempted to bite him.
Reports say the creature slithered out of the building shortly after.
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The Mandareshwar temple, where Jai had been sleeping for the last 44 days, is in the middle of the Aravalli mountain ranges.
Cobras are a member of the 'big four' species that are responsible for the most snakebites on humans in India.
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