The man was sleeping on the porch, unaware that a snake was slithering toward him from the bushes: It crawled over his leg, then over his arm — and when the venomous head reached his face, something happened that no one would have believed if it hadn’t been caught on camera

Suddenly, the silence was broken by furious barking. The man’s dog, who had been lying in the grass all that time, jumped to his feet, raised his hackles, and rushed toward the porch.

He leapt toward his owner, growled, and in a flash sank his teeth into the snake’s body. Startled, the snake hissed and fell to the floor, writhing. The dog didn’t let go — with a strong jerk, he flung it to the edge of the yard, and with a faint rustle, it disappeared back into the bushes.

The man woke up to the loud barking and the sudden jolt of the chair, looking around in confusion, not understanding what had happened. The dog stood beside him, panting, ears flattened, eyes alert.