i have to agree with pretty much everyone else, im a christian and obviously dont fear them, never have. and i dont know of any other christians who fear them from a religious standpoint as you suggested. not saying no one does, but im sure the number of religious fearers vs people who fear them for other reasons is greatly skewed towards people who fear them for other reasons.
i think for the most part its gunna boil down to people fearing something they know nothing or very little about, especially with how much misinformation is constantly circulated about snakes. and all the recent FL bs drama sure doesnt help either, or the media painting every snake as the impending doom of human kind lol