The India Times has a column on the newest craze: playing golf in the snow.

Of course, I know people who’ve been doing that in Michigan for years. It’s the only chance we’ve got. I know a guy from a local club who plays at least three holes every day of the year—sun, rain, or snow. It’s hysterical to see him tramping out in knee deep snow to the first tee.  He clears off a spot, sets down a flat rubber tee and swings away.

I have no idea how he finds the thing once it’s landed.

My friends at Swing Reminders passed along this photo and story:

This is the golf course off Hartley Bridge Road in Macon.

This is a timber rattler killed last week-end.  It is by far the biggest rattle snake I have ever seen.  Although diamond back rattlers get this big and maybe even bigger, I did not know those timber rattlers reached that size. I have not talked to Ollie about how many rattles it had or it’s actu al size and length was, but since he is about 5’9” the snake appears to be at least 8 feet long if not longer, and is bigger around than his arms.

He killed the snake on number 8 at Oakview while looking for his ball. He killed the snake with a 2 iron. The man holding the snake is greens keeper.

I knew a two iron was good for something.

Actually, when I was a kid, I was into snake hunting in the bogs of southern Maryland (the part of Maryland where I grew up had true bogs ... complete with venus flytraps, sundews and other carnivorous plants). I had read a book about pet snakes, and among the recommended equipment for catching them was a long golf iron. You were supposed to file out a concave curve on the bottom, and then use it to hold the snake down while your partner maneuvered the pillow case around. We caught several black and garter snakes this way—and held off a couple of water moccasins.

We also were hoping to catch a glimpse of the Maryland Swamp Monster, or the Bunny Man. We figured that the golf clubs would come into good use if either of those two cryptos turned out to be hostile.

The EBay auction of the golf balls surgically removed from a python has fetched $1401 Australian. (about $1200 US).

FOUR golf balls surgically removed from a python which swallowed them thinking they were hen eggs have been sold for $1401.

More than 500 eBay bidders from around the world were watching the auction which raised money for the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary’s new community wildlife hospital on the Gold Coast.

Read the rest of the story here.

Last week, I posted a story about a python in Australia who had several golf balls surgically removed from its stomach. Now, it seems that the balls are up for auction on Ebay Australia:

The slithery celebrity – dubbed Augusta – has become quite the international star.  You can purchase these world first golf balls removed from a snake, the xray of proof and photos from the operating theatre.

No we’re not taking the ‘hiss’.....
A large carpet python devoured four golf balls after mistaking them for hens’ eggs. The hapless snake entered a henhouse in Northern NSW intent on stealing a feed of eggs from a brood hen.  Unbeknownst to the hungry reptile, the hen had had trouble laying eggs, so the owner placed the golf balls under the bird (let’s call it a birdie for bad puns sake) to help it brood.
The snake was brought to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary feeling ‘sub-par’ and looking rather lumpy where he underwent emergency surgery to remove the four golf balls.
This bizarre story produced upwards of 400 national and international news articles, received countless television news coverage and produced articles from major media organisations such as The Times in London, Chicago Herald Tribune, CBS, UK Daily Mail, Fox News and Forbes New York just to name a few.  It received coverage in such far flung places as Malaysia, Germany, France, South Africa, Pakistan, Canada, New Zealand and Mexico.

Your purchase will help the operation of the not for profit Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Community Hospital that treats over 4000 native animals every year.

I’m thinking about placing a bid. This would be a lot of fun to display in the lobby of GolfBlogger World Headquarters.

A surgical team in Australia has removed four golf balls from a snake who devoured them, apparently believing they were chicken eggs. The balls had been placed under a brood hen by a chicken ranch owner who was trying to encourage the old girl to lay eggs.

Weird Golf Story Of The Week