Elsa Pataky bravely holds a huge snake around her neck

Elsa Pataky bravely holds a huge snake around her neck as she reveals she ‘enjoys getting up close and personal with all the amazing species’

She loves to explore Australia with her husband Chris Hemsworth and their three children.

And on Sunday, Elsa Pataky bravely held a huge brown snake as she admitted she ‘enjoys getting up close and personal with all the amazing Australian species’.

The Spanish beauty, 45, shared a photo to Instagram of herself carrying the snake around her neck.

She’s brave! Elsa Pataky bravely held a huge snake around her neck as she admitted she ‘enjoys getting up close and personal with all the amazing species’ on Sunday

Elsa dressed casually in tiny shorts, a white T-shirt and a trendy fedora hat as she admired the reptile.

She also shared another photo of herself swimming with coral reef fish.

‘Australia has some of the most fascinating wildlife in the world and as an animal lover I enjoy getting up close and personal with all the amazing species that can be found on the land and in the sea,’ she wrote.

Exploring: She also shared another photo of herself swimming with coral reef fish

Exploring: She also shared another photo of herself swimming with coral reef fish

Elsa and her husband Chris Hemsworth, 37, swapped the bright lights of Hollywood for a more relaxed life in Australia seven years ago.

The Hollywood couple, who have been married for ten years, have called Byron Bay home since 2014.

They own a $30 million mega-mansion in Broken Head.

Elsa, who previously lived in Los Angeles with Chris and their three children, said she enjoys the more laid-back lifestyle Down Under. 

Living the Aussie dream! Elsa and her husband Chris Hemsworth swapped the bright lights of Hollywood for a more relaxed life in Australia seven years ago

Living the Aussie dream! Elsa and her husband Chris Hemsworth swapped the bright lights of Hollywood for a more relaxed life in Australia seven years ago

Last year, she revealed the secret behind her successful marriage to Chris.

‘It’s funny that people think of us as a perfect couple. No way. It’s been ups and downs and we still keep working at the relationship,’ she told body+soul.

Elsa also admitted that after nearly a decade of marriage to the Avengers star things aren’t always ‘easy’, but the secret to their long-lasting love is ‘work’.

Home: The Hollywood couple, who have been married for ten years, have called Byron Bay home since 2014. They own a $30 million mega-mansion in Broken Head

Home: The Hollywood couple, who have been married for ten years, have called Byron Bay home since 2014. They own a $30 million mega-mansion in Broken Head

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