THIS is the sickening moment a group of Aberdeen yobs toss around an escaped snake they found lying on street which died after the ordeal.

The girls, thought to be on a night out, screamed and giggled as they spun the defenceless reptile over their heads like a toy before launching it as far as they could.

4 The Aberdeen yobs found the snake in the street

In the distressing clip, posted on social media, they hurl it twice before one yells: “Look it’s a snake. It’s a f*****g snake. It’s real.”

Another chimes in: “Hello snakey snakey. Let me pick it up.”

The upsetting footage shows the girls then fighting over the snake. It appears to end up with its head twisted underneath itself after it gets flung around the street.

The creature was found in Aberdeen and handed in to cops in the early hours of Wednesday.

4 One held it by the neck before tossing it

4 The tortured reptile was thrown to the ground

Police posted an appeal for the owners to get in touch, before they passed it on to the SSPCA to deal with.

Tonight, officers and animal welfare inspectors were trying to track down the thugs who attacked the snake.

Scottish SPCA Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn said: “Sadly the snake has now passed away and a post mortem is being carried out in order to establish the cause of death.

“In conjunction with Police Scotland we are currently investigating an incident involving a snake being thrown about a street in Aberdeenshire.

4 The poor snake was handed in to police

“Treating any animal this way is despicable behaviour and we are urgently seeking anyone with any information to call our animal helpline on 03000 999 999."

Online, Bethany Harrison said: “That’s absolutely disgusting behaviour. Snake or not it’s still a living animal that feels pain. Hope they get what’s coming to them.”

Yvonne Rennie added: “I don’t like snakes but that is just so wrong. That’s someone’s pet. Idiots.”

Mandy MacDonald said: “I hope they get charged with animal abuse. What the hell were they thinking? Were they thinking at all?

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The stunt comes just days after we told how a gang of Scots thugs tortured a pet goldfish - burning it with a cigarette.

Cops are also hunting a Glenrothes maniac who repeatedly threw a cat against the ground, leaving the feline with a fractured skull.

It comes as a Dumfries-shire lad admitted kicking and punching a tiny Jack Russell to death at the stables where he worked.

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