Horrifying moment 4ft snake is pulled from a woman's throat after it crawled into her mouth while she slept (Video)

A HORRIFYING video purports to show doctors removing a 4ft long snake from a woman's mouth after it crawled down her throat.

The creature had reportedly slithered inside her as she slept in the yard of her home in Russia.

Feeling unwell, the young woman was reportedly rushed to hospital where she was put under general anesthetic.

Shocking video shows the gloved hands of a doctor removing the snake after inserting a tube down her throat.

A man is heard off-camera saying: 

Let’s see what this is.

The female medic grabs the snake as it is pulled from the woman’s mouth in the nightmare-inducing footage.

She jumps back startled and the medical staff scream as they realize the long length of the snake which had been just moments ago inside the patient.

The medic looks absolutely disgusted at the discovery before the slithering reptile is then dropped into a nearby medical bucket. 
It is unclear if the snake is still alive or how long it was inside the woman. 

The Ministry of Health in Dagestan, a mountainous republic bordering the Caspian Sea, have said they are investigating the video.

Sun Online hasn't been able to independently authenticate the footage.

Patimat Abdurashidova, the chief physician of the Levashinsky district hospital, has said she was not aware of such an operation being carried out at her institution.