thats weird.

i guess its maybe just some general heightened anxiety that needs to express itself in some way and needs an outlet.

maybe there is some underlying issue that is completely different, and if you would be a gun enthusiast instead of a snake keeper, you would now get scared of your own guns. im no expert and i wonder if any real psychology experts frequent this forum, but i heared that there can be conditions that cause rational normal people to develop random phobias.

i would have it checked out. if you work on the snake phobia, and the actual issue is deeper, you would just get scared of clowns or water or something. and some of the possible deeper issues could be the onset of a metabolic issue affecting brain chemistry, a mild stroke that went unnoticed, a brain tumor, some medication messing with your neurochemistry, a problem with hormones. i dont want to worry you, just saying that it may be a symptom of something completely different.

but then i guess it can also be completely random. a random phobia of something that didnt bother you in the past suddenly shows up, and you deal with it, and it goes away. kinda like noticing a little bit of blood on the toilet paper after wiping your behind. maybe its a symptom for something, maybe its just a random thing.