Where have you taken your snakes?

[zina10]

just to digress a little: it might be hard for people like us to realize, but the phobia is real. i gave a friend of mine a panic attack through Snapchat when i sent her a picture of my bp — a picture! i had no idea until she very sternly (yet politely) explained not to do that again, lol.

Yes, it can be very real, and very upsetting to people.

I'm that way with spiders. I not only freak out, but also get nauseated and feel like I'm going to have a heart attack !!! Even pictures make me queasy. It has gotten a "little" better, but still...

Of course, where I board my horse there are many, many brown widows and other assorted spiders. Not to mention the wolf spiders around our pool.

I once had my horse tied, washing her, when I felt a "tickle" on the back of my shoulder. Thinking it was a fly I just kept shrugging my shoulder, trying to get it off. Finally looked over my shoulder at a big, fat widow.

O>>>>M>>>>G

The screech I let out could have woken the dead. I simultaneously threw the horse brush into the air and smacked the spider off. The horse spooked so bad, she broke free and ran for her life...lol. Thankfully I wasn't bitten but I kept thinking I was, because I felt ill and light headed.

So yes, phobias are very real and can be very uncomfortable. Hence why I'm not a fan of parading my snakes around unsuspecting people in public. I just don't think this is a good way to educate people about the hobby.