Frankly, the fear of snake and reptiles is COMPLETELY irrational. There is no logic behind it. 99% of the time when you ask someone why they're afraid of snakes, they respond with "because they're nasty" without ever handling one or giving them a chance.
If you've never handled, been around, or felt a snake, and know nothing about them, how can you hate them??? That's like me saying " I hate broccoli, but I've never had it, but I hate it hate it hate it. " doesn't make a lot of sense does it? That's the argument I usually bring to people.
I grew up in a family that hated snakes, but I then met a professor of mine that told me he would show me his collection. So I agreed to see. I instantly fell in love with one of his pieds, and the rest was history. Even though my family hates them, I'm more passionate about my snakes than a lot of things.
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