Matthew McConaughey struggled to get a good night's sleep while working on latest, rather sloppy, movie 'Fool's Gold' in Australia, because he lived in constant fear of snake attacks. McConaughey isn't usually afraid of the reptiles and even kept some as pets during his stay Down Under. But he hated finding unexpected visitors in his bedroom and was always on edge when night fell.

"There were heaps of weird creatures around in Queensland when we were shooting 'Fool's Gold'. I had a 2.4 meter python in the coconut tree in my back yard and a 1.82 meter python in my shed. It's one thing having pythons in your garden and knowing they're there; it's a lot more unsettling knowing they're somewhere about but you don't know where."