This is the stomach-churning moment an albino snake swallows another serpent in India.

The bizarre clip was captured near a temple in Bhadrak in the state of Odisha.

Snake rescuer Mirza Mohd, who filmed the clip on September 20, arrived to the scene to free the snake being eaten alive by the albino snake but it was stopped by a villager who considered the rare creature sacred.

The albino snake was later found in a house nearby the temple. It was rescued and released in a forest nearby.