A firefighter showed his difficulty when being squeezed by a giant 5 meter long python, in front of children.

According to Mirror, this is a live performance by Thai firefighters, so that children can see the danger of cold-blooded reptiles. But the incident seems to have gone a bit too far.

Firefighter Khun Apichet, 40, slowly let the 5-meter-long python wrap itself around him, while his partner stood next to him and described the characteristics of the snake. The firefighter said that strangling is a natural instinct of this creature, and humans are no exception.

But things didn’t seem to go smoothly as Apichet showed signs of difficulty as the python squeezed him. Apichet’s face was bright red, as if he was having trouble breathing.

Firefighter poses for a photo in a python strangulation scene.

The man standing next to him continued to explain: “The python is trying to bite him because it feels good. It needs to squeeze its prey to death before swallowing it.”

“Normally, a python would do this very quickly. But this python was old and not as agile and strong as before.”

However, Apichet showed obvious difficulty, putting his arms in front of his neck to be able to breathe, preventing the python from making him unconscious. His colleagues then had to intervene, removing the python wrapped around Apichet.