A huge python crossing a busy highway in the western Indian city of Mumbai interrupted traffic flow for over an hour.

Traffic came to a halt on the Eastern Express Highway on Monday morning after motorists spotted the reptile slithering across the road. The 10-foot-long Indian rock python then hid under a car and coiled itself around one of the wheels. Snake catchers responded to the scene and captured the reptile after a 30-min rescue operation.

Speaking to The Times of India, a traffic police officer said he brought the traffic to halt after some motorists informed him that a snake was attempting to cross the road.

"Had the vehicles continued moving, the python could have been run over," he told the publication.

Meanwhile, a video of the rescue operation showed the snake catchers and the police officers attempting to unwrap the reptile from the car’s wheels. The snake was eventually rescued and put inside a bag.

The 9-minutes video, which was posted on the snake catcher’s YouTube channel, has since gone viral with over 65,000 views.

"Hey, guys so this video was about an Indian rock Python which was found near Eastern Expressway Mumbai opposite Somaiya hospital ground. The Python was crossing the road and ended up inside a car which was on the road standing and letting him cross the road. The snake was safely rescued," the snake catcher captioned the video.

The snake has since been released into the woods.

In a similar incident in Mumbai last year, a huge python was rescued after It was found taking shelter on a kitchen table. Snake catchers responded to the home after receiving information that a snake was found on the kitchen table amid cooking utensils. The 10-foot-long reptile, which was infested with parasitic ticks, was rescued and taken to a vet.

"The python had slithered inside the house in order to escape the heavy rains. Its natural habitat must have got flooded, which is why the reptile had moved to find a safe, dry spot. It is a good thing that the locals did not harm the snake and instead called us up," the snake catcher told The Times of India.

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In this photo, Edward Mercer, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission non-native Wildlife Technician, holds a Burmese Python during a press conference in the Florida Everglades about the non-native species in Miami, Florida, Jan. 29, 2015. Getty Images/ Joe Raedle
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