Cobra strikes out at trucks on highway near São Paulo, Brazil

Unhappy: Snake is not pleased as trucks drive by on its patch of road

This is the scary moment a huge cobra left drivers in Brazil in no doubt about who rules this certain section of road on the Sao Paulo highway.

The angry reptile can be seen striking out at vehicles as they pass by - and it seems he holds particular contempt for large lorries.

Oblivious to the small issue of their size, the snake repeatedly strikes at the tyres of the trucks as they tentatively roll past.

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All the cars slowed to avoid the animal, but that wasn't enough for the cobra, who wanted the road all to himself.

The 32 second footage has had over 55,000 views since it was uploaded to NúcleoMultimidia Estadao's YouTube channel on February 6.

It is not clear exactly what happened to the snake and whether he managed to find his way safely across the road, although he seems more than capable of defending himself.

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