Carine Miller was out at Gosling Creek on Thursday with daughters Sylvie and Lenya trying to get some fresh air.

"It's not the area where the playground is, it's the area where the dogs can go off the leash and there's a path that runs around all the way to the other road," she said.

"So we literally just park there and the girls scoot and we walk on the path all the way to the end and all the way back."

It was just after midday when they were out there and her dog was up ahead with the kids, while Ms Miller was walking behind.

"I heard the noise and I could see the snake was about to come out onto the path which is right near where I was," she added.

"I stopped and froze a bit out of fear but it's also what you're meant to do. It realised I was there and it double-backed, landed and froze itself in the bush area."

So for the next couple of minute, the mother stood there, frozen, unsure of what to do next.

She then whipped out her camera, because as she put it, "I thought nobody would believe me because I couldn't quite believe it myself."

"It was the first proper warm day we've had and I thought wow, they're already out.

"It was a bit docile and it was heading towards the path for some extra warmth probably. I don't usually see snakes so it was a bit of a shock."

Not totally sure what kid of snake it was, she believes it could have either been a brown or a copperhead snake.

She thinks an unusually empty area could have been the reason the creature came out into the open.

"There have been a few days when there's been a lot of people across the path and quite busy," she added.

"This particular day there wasn't and me and the kids were saying how great it was that there was nobody there. I think maybe that's why we saw it, there wasn't as much movement to keep it hidden."

Despite the scare, she won't let the experience stop her or the kids from going out there again.

"We'd still go out there but I'd be a bit more cautious in letting the dog off the lead, because they'll run into the bush and sniff anything, and I'll also keep the kids a bit closer as well," she said.

"You can't stop going places to get fresh air."

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