I got over any fear of snakes when the prettiest girl in school came in for show and tell with her pet boa constrictor. Leave them alone and they'll leave you alone. As if you're all that interesting to them. ;)
Boas are so laid back. Our natives are a little more anxious about getting picked up. -- Probably for good reason. (Mainly because that's exactly how hawks grab them.)
True for a fair number of people. I have read that your visceral reaction is formed in childhood. So I've met plenty of both types, and people usually have taken cues from the adults in their lives. My mom showed me how to hold garter snakes when I was 8 years old. We hatched some snake eggs at home too (black rat snakes -- rattlesnakes don't lay eggs. Heh)
Never understood why people harbor such strong hatred toward them. I always assumed it must be some bizarre prejudice their parents teach them. Especially in the US where the species are so mellow. (Africa and Australia may be a different story.)
bravo1102 at 12:38PM, July 22, 2018
I got over any fear of snakes when the prettiest girl in school came in for show and tell with her pet boa constrictor. Leave them alone and they'll leave you alone. As if you're all that interesting to them. ;)
usedbooks at 2:27PM, July 22, 2018
Boas are so laid back. Our natives are a little more anxious about getting picked up. -- Probably for good reason. (Mainly because that's exactly how hawks grab them.)
plymayer at 10:10PM, July 21, 2018
Nasty snakes. Kill em all.
usedbooks at 4:08AM, July 22, 2018
But since I have an insurmountable apprehension towards the ocean and all who dwell there, I totally get it. XD
usedbooks at 4:07AM, July 22, 2018
True for a fair number of people. I have read that your visceral reaction is formed in childhood. So I've met plenty of both types, and people usually have taken cues from the adults in their lives. My mom showed me how to hold garter snakes when I was 8 years old. We hatched some snake eggs at home too (black rat snakes -- rattlesnakes don't lay eggs. Heh)
plymayer at 3:48AM, July 22, 2018
They give me the hebbie jeebies.
usedbooks at 3:09AM, July 22, 2018
Never understood why people harbor such strong hatred toward them. I always assumed it must be some bizarre prejudice their parents teach them. Especially in the US where the species are so mellow. (Africa and Australia may be a different story.)
usedbooks at 3:00AM, July 22, 2018
:( I like snakes.