A passenger in a car has had the fright of his life, after a tiger snake slithered across his feet during a drive on the NSW far south coast.

Tanny Parsons was in the car with his friend and a pet dog in Narooma on Friday, when he felt something touch his feet.

Mr Parsons, who was barefoot, initially thought it might have been a plastic bag, before realising it was actually a snake.

"I felt something on my feet, I looked down and this large snake was just across my feet," he said.

"I just yelled out to my friend to stop the car, get the dog and jump out.

" It gave me a hell of a fright. "

Shock of your life

The car had been parked in Mr Parson's driveway in Tilba Tilba for about six weeks while he was in Victoria visiting family.

The incident happened the day after he returned ho

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