A dog which was snatched from the edge of a village, was rescued just as it was being dragged underwater by a huge anaconda.

Villagers raced to the riverbank and spotted the small black dog being pulled to its death by the snake, reports the Mirror.

The dog had gone missing from a farm and after a frantic search, it was spotted with the snake wrapped around it.

Three villagers then attacked the snake, dragging it up the bank with the dog still in its deadly grip.

One man with a stick repeatedly hit the serpent, while the others pulled at it in a bid to free the pooch.

The dog eventually managed to scamper free and even came back to bark at his enemy.

The fate of the anaconda is unknown.

The footage, uploaded by Andrew Barao, is believed to have been filmed in Brazil, although it not known when the clip was recorded.