A bizarre video has emerged of a man putting four snakes in his mouth and holding them in there for several seconds.

The footage, shot last week in Goianésia do Pará, Brazil, shows Arteval Duarte putting a 'chicken snake', a 'Epicrates assisi', a 'Coral snake' and a Clelia snake in his mouth.

Duarte is a performer who has worked with reptiles for over 15 years and aims to raise awareness about deforestation in the Amazon.