Sleeping toddler bitten by snake

A horrified father reached into his toddler's bed to find a python wrapped the boy's foot, biting it.

Devin Winans, from Illinois in the US, says he went to check on his son William

Speaking to a local news station, Mr Winans says he reached into the cot and felt something 'really slimy'.

"I immediately turned the light on and saw the snake, a ball python, wrapped around his foot, constricting it, and trying to eat his foot," he said.

Mr Winans immediately pulled the 60cm snake off his son and took him to the hospital to treat the bite.

A 23-year-old neighbour has been cited by local police for failing to keep the snake properly enclosed.