Are you afraid of snakes?

Philippines
September 21, 2008 9:37am CST
Ever since i was a child i dont really like snakes. I am afraid of them. In the province where my parents live a lot of snakes there specially if we will go and have some fruits of maybe cut a banana..My mother is so brave if she can say snakes she will then kill it haha..even though its so small i dont really like snakes.If its in the fence just like in my pictures then its fine..Snakes cant bite me anyway.How about you? Are you afraid of snakes? What is your experience about snake and where did it happen?..NO WAY .H
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@cream97 (29087)
• United States
21 Sep 08
Yes, and I dislike them very much... I don't even want to be near one when I see it.. Even if it is baby snake, I still will fear it.. Anything that bites, and is poisonous I will fear!
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• Philippines
22 Sep 08
We are the same! Thanks!
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
22 Sep 08
even on tv, i still dont like even looking at them, how much more looking at it face to face and in person. Yikes. I really hate them.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
21 Sep 08
Ooooh I love snakes!! and the bigger the better..I think they are just amazing creatures actually...My daughter and son both like them too but my husband can't stand them..
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@alindahaw (1219)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
I don't like snakes. We used to live in a farm when I was young and there were lots of snakes in the bushes. I remember one time when my brother and I were playing around some barrels of hay when suddenly a snake crawled out of the pile and slither right across my foot! I nearly had a heart attack. Good thing that I was too scared to move so the snake did not notice that it was already crawling on top of my foot!
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• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Good you did not move. Or else you will get bitten by a snake..How is your place Tagbilaran!
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@vimaal (3361)
• India
21 Sep 08
hi friend, ya i afraid of snakes. Because in my child age i saw a person was killed by snake. so iam afraid of snakes. take care.
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• Philippines
22 Sep 08
You are right. There are some people are killed because of snakes through poison or getting a person around their body.
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• China
22 Sep 08
I really dislike snakes.but fried in rape oil,the snake(after peel its skin) is very delicious...hope this do not scare you. it is said in china the meat of snake could cure the rash.
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• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Sure? i dont know that one!
• India
21 Sep 08
me dont really like snakes. I hate them ...evnthg some may look harmless we never knw wat they ll do...so its better to stay away frm thse...but i have not come across a snake other than t zoo...hope its always b t same
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• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Me too. Better to get away with them than hurting yourself because of them.
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
21 Sep 08
[i]HI nl, I hate snakes...I will run as fast as I could if I will encounter it..My Mother also is very brave when it comes to killing and attacking snakes, we always find little snakes before in the house since we used to stock stock the corn that we harvest and they love to stay there! Last April, when I started to have my garden, I found a snake, I tried to be brave and follow him and kill him, my hubby stopped me and he pick up the snake, he showed to me that it has no teeth and they are there to eat the insects...ohhh....I don't care if they have teeth or not, I will not be touching and trusting them![/i]
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@ElicBxn (63568)
• United States
22 Sep 08
I like snakes - well, non-poisonous ones. I had a couple of boas when I was in high school.
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Where are your boas now?
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@bbsr13 (4196)
• India
21 Sep 08
Hello,Capricorn! I do not like to come closer to snakes as they are dreadful creepers.If they bite people may die of poison.Of course all of them are not poisonous.In some parts of the glove people eat snakes.Thanx.
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Yes you are right. In our province people are eating snakes..Not all snakes anyway. There are just snakes that can be eaten oh no way. I cant do that eating snakes..
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@4ofmyown (1119)
• United States
28 Sep 08
I have never really been afraid of snakes. Actually, when I was younger a boyfriend and I had a few for pets. I did get bit a couple of times but it didn't bother me as they were not poisonous. I never really liked feeding them to much but was never afraid of them.
• Philippines
29 Sep 08
That is good for you. Thanks for sharing! Have a nice day!
@msedge (4011)
• United States
28 Oct 08
The name alone already scares me.Of course i am really scared of a snake.I always heard that no one survive with their poisonous bites.I still want to live longer,I know there are alot in the provinces in my country but here in the US i never seen one.I had seen many times in my country before.It was really scary.But i am glad no one was hurt.
@msedge (4011)
• United States
7 Apr 09
Right
• Philippines
31 Oct 08
YOu are right.Snakes are many in the province because its cold and they love like that. SO better the people living there will be so much careful of snakes..
@pkraj111 (2458)
• India
21 Sep 08
No. I know they won't harm a person unless their life is threatened. SO unlike humans.
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• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Yes they will not harm unless you will harm them too.. But i just cant do it even though touching them..even just in second..haha.. The snake in my picture will not harm as what people told me there.. THey want me to touch it but i did not..I cant do it..It will just make hair all standing up
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@Sparkee73 (125)
• United States
21 Sep 08
I don't care for snakes, but I know they can be beneficial since they keep the rodent population down. My husband is deathly afraid of them. The only personal experience I have with them is that I found a few black snakes in my pole barn a couple of times. I didn't kill them, just took a nearby stick, lifted them up and tossed them into the grass nearby. Still pretty creepy, though.
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Your brave like my mother. The only difference is my mother will kill it haha..In the philippines specially in the province all people are killing the snakes sometimes they are eating it.
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• India
21 Sep 08
who's fast on the earth.. is it d snake r man.. people wud spring up to say snake.. but they don't understand that wen the snake is behind man u can see him running for his life...i've had d worst xperience wid snakes guys ...there was a snake in ma car for a week n din notice tat.. wen i was cleanin ma car it jus slithered over ma legs..man ma life was at stake!!!!
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• Philippines
22 Sep 08
I remember the movie anaconda..its a big snake there..and i will really say snake is more faster than a man but well it was just computerize anyway..
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@mflower2053 (3223)
• United States
22 Sep 08
Some. I caught a baby grass snake once and he was so cute but my stepdad was scared of him so I had to let him go lol. If they can kill you then yes I am scared of them why would anyone want to put their lifes in danger for a snake. Once though there was a snake coiling up getting ready to strike at either me or my cousin my grandpaw tells us not to move then what are we suppose to do just stay and let it get us lol. My grandpaw cut the snakes head off and it was kind of funny b/c it was still moving around. I'm not sure what kind of snake it was but we were on a deck so it came around us.
• Philippines
24 Sep 08
Thanks for the response! Have a nice day!
@robert19ph (4577)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
[i]Hello nlcapricorn, I am afraid of snakes. By just mention of the snakes, my hair just stand up in fright. If I encountered any snakes, I think I can fight and kill it. Just like you if it is in the cage I can go near it. I think my fear is due to the poisonous bites they have and their stealthness and their speed. There are also those things that are stronger and bigger than you. They are really a scary animals. Regards.[/i]
• Philippines
23 Sep 08
Thanks for the response!
@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
26 Sep 08
i am not afraid of snakes at all. i love all kinds of animals. i've gone to the zoo and take a picture with a big python. their skin is so smooth and cool. totally not slimy at all, contrary to popular belief. however, if i were to find a snake in my toilet bowl, i don't think i'll sit down on it. i'll give it a wide berth and find another toilet. cheers ;p
• Philippines
27 Sep 08
Haha..you are so funny. Thanks for sharing!
@nanajanet (4436)
• United States
22 Sep 08
Only poisonous snakes. I have handled snakes in my life and they are cool creatures. I am not really afraid of any creature but am cautious of ones that may harm me.
• Philippines
23 Sep 08
Good for you! HOw i wish and including those who are afraid of snakes can be like you..Have a nice day!
@corngrass (727)
• Malaysia
25 Sep 08
I'm not that afraid of snakes, but i don't love them either. I hate cold blooded things especially the reptiles. I used to touch one in the zoo which i thought it was a fake one, but it turns out to be a real one, luckily it was a tame snake raise by the owner. Thank God I didn't get biten.
• Philippines
26 Sep 08
I never think of touching a snake ever since..haha..I am really afraid to be biten..
@CJay77 (4438)
• Australia
22 Sep 08
I am so afraid of snakes, everytime I see snakes I freak out. When I was kid I saw a lot in our vegetable garden, and whenever I saw one even a baby snake I will run as fast as possible.
• Philippines
23 Sep 08
Thats better my friend for you not to be harm by a snake.