Golfers in Australia are renowned for their passion, rarely letting Mother Nature interrupt their time on the green.<br /><br />But you should always closely observe your surroundings - unlike one fearless hacker recently on a Brisbane course.<br /><br />In amazing scenes that emerged online recently, two male carpet pythons were captured just meters away fighting for the right to mate with a female suitor.<br /><br />The fired-up reptiles - who according to a professional snake catcher were combating - didn't stop the determined golfer, who swung hard and continued on his merry way.<br /><br />In January this year, players at The Coast Golf and Recreation Club on the southern Sydney coastline were shocked to find a red-bellied black snake taking refuge in the hole on the second green.<br /><br />The Red-bellied snakes are venomous and makeup 16 percent of all snake bites in Australia, although they tend to leave humans alone.<br /><br />That didn't stop golfers from getting a terrifying shock when they inspected the hole during their rounds.<br /><br />A golf club representative said the snake had been seeking shelter from the summer heat and eventually slithered away without intervention.<br /><br />'Everyone needs a break from the heat when it is hot, even the wildlife,' he said at the time.<br /><br />'The 4ft red belly black hung around and watched a few groups come through before moving on.<br /><br />'All golfers were happy to take the two putts offered to them and move on.'<br /><br />Footage of the venomous snake making itself at home attracted hundreds of comments online.<br /><br />'And this is why I live where it’s cold. I prefer to finish my round than land in a hospital or on the ground,' one replied.<br /><br />'Finally a decent excuse for missing short,' posted another.<br /><br />Possibly the most terrifying experience with a snake was back in 2016 when golfers were horrified to be confronted with a four-meter python at Paradise Palms golf course in Cairns.<br /><br />What made the experience even more scary was the fact the giant reptile was busy enjoying its lunch with a local wallaby.<br /><br />It halted play for around 30 minutes as it consumed the entire beast on the fairway of the golf course, much to the shock of golfers looking to play through.<br /><br />Paradise Palms general manager Declan McCollam said while the experience might have been a shock to golfers, the local pythons did not usually present any danger to humans.<br /><br />'The snake is not harmful to humans....when it was finished digesting the wallaby, it went back into the bush,' Mr McCollam said.<br /><br />'The wildlife on Paradise Palms has always been an attraction for golfers, and it is clear that is well and thriving.'
