I actually had that irrational fear of snakes. It was passed down from my mother. When i was young, everytime we would see a snake she would FREAK THE HELL OUT! I mean she would go insane about it. This is even when we were inside the house & could just see one in the yard. She even freaked when she saw them on TV. Obviously her influence caused me to have the same fear.

Some years later, when i was 17, i was at a friend's house & he had a male BP. That male BP helped me overcome my fear of snakes because I got to see how calm & how amazing he was. I always had this crazy impression that every snake wanted to harm me. Any snake with venom would bite to kill & any snake that was a constrictor would try to choke me to death. After overcoming this irrational fear, i appreciated the beauty of snakes. Then i had a suitemate move into my dorm a few years ago & he had a BP. I bonded greatly with that BP (I still miss Diablo cuz i never get to see him anymore) and that eventually led to me gettin Hissy!

I try to use this story as an example for the people in my family & those that are my friends to help them overcome their fears. It is working slowly but surely!