Robert Irwin meets his doppelgänger after winning lookalike competition

Robert Irwin has shared the 'weird' moment he met his doppelgänger.

Queensland dad Ben Marshall was invited by the Wildlife Warrior to Australia Zoo this week after he won a 'Robert Irwin lookalike contest' on Saturday.

The Dancing With the Stars champion posted a clip of the moment he came face-to-face with Ben man who bears an uncanny resemblance to Robert.

'It's kind of uncanny, holy moly,' a surprised Robert said in the video as he hugged Ben, who beat out 30 other hopefuls to win the competition and a prize of $500.

'This is actually quite weird, man,' Robert said with a laugh as he looked at Ben standing opposite, who was dressed identically in the TV star's 'uniform' of khaki shirt, shorts and work boots.

'Look at this there’s two of us now about time!' Robert exclaimed.

The I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! host then declared he wanted to see how 'Robert Irwin' Ben really was  - and shared images of the pair handling a giant Burmese python.

Ben appeared unfazed as Robert draped the huge reptile over his shoulders.

'Seeing double,' Robert captioned the Instagram post and added, 'thanks for stopping by, Ben.'

'Now we know who gets to be your stunt double when there is inevitably a movie made about your life,' joked one fan on the post, while another added: 'He can be your stand-in at the shows now.'

A third person said: 'This is wild.'

Ben appeared on the Today show following his win and said that he's frequently stopped by Robert's fans who mistake him for the real thing - something he has been experiencing 'for years'.

'At least once every week or two, someone comes up to me and says, "You look like Robert." Some people ask, "Are you Robert?"' Ben said.

Ben launched into his best Robert impersonation with a fake snake around his neck.

'This snake here, this is a beautiful creature, this one. She's an absolute beauty mate!' Ben drawled in a thick Aussie accent.

'This thing will bite your head off, and I've just got her around my neck. I just do not care. Have a look at it!' he joked.

Ben also showed off his dance moves to pay tribute to Robert's efforts on Dancing with the Stars US.

'I was up all night practising, so yeah, I'm glad I took out the win,' he said.

The competition was announced earlier this month, with Visit Sunshine Coast chief executive Matt Stoeckel explaining that the aim was to celebrate Robert's return to Australia after his winning run on Dancing with the Stars.

Robert himself was deeply amused by the contest, calling it 'classic' in a social media post.

It's certainly been a big 12 months for Robert, after winning the US version of Dancing with the Stars and a new season of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

Robert still works at Australia Zoo, his family's Queensland-based conservation park, and carries on his late father Steve's conservation mission.