Father-of-two Andrei Generalov, 32, from St. Petersburg in north-western Russia, started uploading videos of his Boa Constrictor 'King' devouring rats and hamsters. 

But as the videos rose in popularity, he began taking suggestions from viewers who demanded more 'blood and gore'. 

With this in mind, he started feeding 'King' larger animals in the sickening videos, which included terrified puppies. 

In the videos, he tells his audience: 'Why these senseless sacrifices? It's for the sake of food (ha ha).

'I like to film the way the animals fight for their lives, suffer and eventually die.' 

Chief Prosecutor Sergey Litvinenko said: 'An arrest warrant has been put out for this man but he has now disappeared.

'Anyone with information of his whereabouts should contact us or the police directly.'

Local petition signer Tigran Evdokimov, 28, said: 'What this man did was sickening beyond belief.

'To film such cruelty and to enjoy it is the work of a very sick and dangerous man.' 

But his friend, Leopold Polyakov, 35, defended Mr Generalov describing him as a 'good, family man'. 

He said: 'Andrei is a very good man, a family man. He has three cats at home and has never shown any sign of cruelty towards people or animals.

'I find it just incomprehensible that he would do this.' 

(dailymail.co.uk)