A man from the Indian state of Chennai is bidding for a place in the Guinness Book Of World Records by inserting live snakes into his nostrils and then pulling them out of his mouth. Manoharan, who goes by the name "Snake Manu," has reportedly been performing the feat for quite a few years.

According to a local journal, Manoharan threads two tree snakes - several inches long and as thick as a finger - through his nostrils and opens his mouth wide to pull them out.

He has even swallowed them alive, and pulled them out of his mouth after keeping the wrigglers in his gullet for a full five minutes, according to ChennaiOnline.com reports.

Manoharan first registered his name in 2003 after gobbling 200 earthworms in just 30 seconds.