GOLF fans were stunned after Rickie Fowler ran the risk of being bitten by a SNAKE when recovering his ball.
Fowler had an unsafe encounter throughout the 3rd round of the Wells Fargo Championship.
The competition is being held at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, a state home to 37 ranges of snakes.
The event happened after Fowler mishit a shot into the water.
When he went to obtain it he rather experienced a snake, and thoroughly attempted to raise it out onto the yard.
But the reptile had other concepts and crawled far from the world No53.
Fowler, 34, ended up the 3rd round 6 under – 10 shots behind leader Wyndham Clark.
The American was chasing his very first PGA Tour win considering that declaring the 2019 WM Phoenix Open.
Animals attacking golf courses is uncommon however does take place from time to time, with fans shocked to see alligators strolling around a course previously today.
Remarkably, a ball arrived at an alligator’s head after being repelled the tee.
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The big gator handled to stabilize the ball completely – regrettably for whoever took the shot.