A town in Australia is being plagued by a "Hairy Panic".

It's what locals have nicknamed a giant tumbleweed menace that's been taking over people's gardens and even blocking entrances to homes.

“Walked out the front door this morning to find a good six-metre spread of tumbleweed across the front of the house — again,” local Jason Perna told the ABC. 

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The hairy panic grass is so fast growing that it can choke out other vegetation very quickly.

It's not toxic for animals, but it can be fatal for sheep that eat it in large quantities.  

Locals in Wangaratta are blaming a farmer who let the weed grow unchecked and the problem's been made worse by a drought.