A thirsty leopard got its head stuck in a metal pot after venturing into a village in northern India on Wednesday.

It wandered into the village of Sardul Kheda of Rajasthan's Rajsamand district and was trying to drink water from the pot when it got stuck, according to local and international media reports.

It was thirsty and tried to drink water. Eventually, it was tranquilized, freed and released into the wild.

The leopard was seen struggling to get the vessel off, as onlookers snapped photos and video of the event, reports The Good Morning America.

Forest officials took hours to tranquilize and safely free the leopard's head from the pot.

"The male leopard is about 3 years old," district forest officer Kapil Sharma told NDTV India. "He is being kept under observation. He has been checked by vets and seems to be fine."

"He will be released in the forest later," Sharma added. "It is difficult to say where he came from because the Kumbhalgarh sanctuary is about 20 kilometers away."