Re: How many times have you been bitten?
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Originally Posted by
JoshSloane
Humans have an evolutionary predisposition to fear snakes and spiders, amongst other animals. Being fearful of venomous and dangerous species gave you a selective advantage in our ancient past. Combine that now with social stigmas, media biases and sensationalized news stories, and it is a recipe for widespread fear and hatred.
Although I absolutely believe in educating and exposing people to snakes as a tool to quell fears, sometimes it is impossible to do so.
Admittedly I am horrifically scared of spiders and all bugs to be honest. Every reptile expo that I go to I cant stand seeing the invertebrates. I literally cant come within ten feet of one. I have tried a dozen times to bring myself to touch a spider, but cant do it.
Point is that some people will never ever be able to like or even tolerate snakes. Best we can do is work to conserve our hobby and help those that want to participate do so.
Well said. I am the same with spiders. Don't know why. Yet my mom loves them but is deathly afraid of snakes.
