A MONKEY on a rampage attacked villagers and tried to kidnap a baby boy.

Shocking footage shows residents in Karnataka, India, confront the animal as it hovers over a child and picks it up.

They try to distract the monkey however every time someone approaches it, the monkey becomes violent.

Thankfully a man manages to grab the baby and takes him to safety.

The child is seemingly unaware of the danger as the incident unfolded.

Earlier this year a newborn baby was snatched by a monkey in Talabasta.

Sadly, the 16-day-old infant was found dead at the bottom of a well.