I am afraid of snakes....!!!

hi, i am not that much scared of snakes though i dont want to go near them and do friendship with them also.My cats handle the snakes well.Once what happened a snake came when i was in a mango orchid feeding my cats with food.I didnt notice the snake ,my cats three of them went near it and three of them started to make the snake run away from the place.i was just watching them .i calle dmy cats back being frightened if they will get hurt when they listened to the voice they just hit the ground with the paw ,the snake went away on its way back and my cats came back to me.I quite often see snakes .

Hi,tintukm! Snakes!I hate snakes.And afraid of them.I'm okay with cockroaches,I'm okay with mice,but I'm not okay with snakes.That's the only animal I fear of,at least I don't know any others that I fear of yet.Maybe tigers or lions,but as long as I don't encounter with a wild one,I would be alright.I mean,what are the odds?But snakes,the opportunities are much more.When I was a kid,there was one snake went through the pipe which connected the yard with our balcony.It was a tiny one and not poisonous,yet I got so scared. They don't seem adorable to me at all.I just find them plain creepy.And I hope I will never encounter one in my life. And let's both hope no such thing would happen to your dog.BTW,you're allowed to keep pets in your dorm?

I am afraid of snakes too. It is not that because it bites but because of its skin. Snake skin gives me a allergic feeling. But I love to watch snake shows on TV channels. In many instances dogs have an upper hand over snakes. Dogs can kill snakes than the vice versa. Reptiles act by impulse and by their thinking.. So people die even though they raise them.

Although I understand the fear that some people have of snakes, I definitely don't share it. I think snakes are gorgeous creatures. Snakes and sharks are two dangerous animals that I find absolutely beautiful. My brother had two pet snakes once, Bob and Little Spot. They were both corn snakes, and Bob was one of the sweetest animals we ever had. I loved picking him up and holding him when I was younger...it really taught me to love and respect all animals, whether they were furry or not. I worked at a pet store once, and a man brought in his ten foot long, Burmese python. I was actually the only one in the store who went up to the guy and asked if I could pet her. Even my forty year old manager stayed in his office to watch through the window. Snakes are absolutely fascinating. In saying that, however, there's a difference in finding the beauty in an animal and believing in keeping them in captivity. I find tigers beautiful, but I believe that if you're ever hurt by one, it's your own fault. Some animals will simply always be dangerous to be around and keep in captivity. I think smaller snakes are fine, but if you have kids playing with them, supervision is smart to do. The same thing with kids and all animals...mostly because kids are too rough and/or cruel with the animals rather than the animals are dangerous to the kids. With big snakes like the pretty yellow Burmese that came through my pet store...well, if anything happens, don't blame the animal.

There are snakes which are not poisonous, I had a pet snake once, a Xenopeltidae kind which my uncle gave to me and it was from Palawan but it my cat killed it though though I have no qualms about killing them, it's really simple, just cut their head off, well, I'm a farm girl so it's kinda normal for me to swing a bolo on a snakes head...my siblings actually tease my fearlessness towards snakes when I'm a chicken when it comes to cockroaches...

I am afraid of snakes either! I don't like snakes! I saw snakes as a dangerous animal even though others are saying that there are snakes that are not dangerous but still Its scaring the hell out of me.

Hi Dear tintukm! I live on a 150 ares farm which is situated amidst of wildness all around! You can say that we have invaded the wild life's dwelling for our purpose! So it is natural to get lot of wild life on our farm. In India we have got four types of poisonous snakes, King Cobra, Cobra, Krait, Russel Viper and Pit Viper!Barring the former one i.e King Cobra, which is found near the marshy and humid places we have got all the remaining poisonous snakes on our farm with many varieties of non poisonous snakes. Keel backs, Rat snakes, crown snakes, Sand Boas etc are commonly seen ! I feel really bad when people kill snakes as of the hundred of varieties of the snakes we have got only four varieties of poisonous snakes in our country, but unfortunately because of poor information and education about the snakes the non poisonous snakes are killed by the localities. The snakes play vital role in managing the population of rodents and other pests. they are in fact are friends to the farmer who are helping him by reducing the rodent strength which is very detrimental to the crops! The poisonous snake also won't attack any human being or any large animal unless it is provoked . It may attack in defense. In fact the poison or the venom of the snake is a digestive enzyme which is required by it for the purpose of digestion of the prey which it catches by injecting the venom into it! The snake can't digest the prey without the venom injected into its prey! Thus the snake normally wouldn't like to waste the venom unnecessarily as once used it takes them few weeks to develop it again and till that time the snake has to starve if it would waste the venom! I come across many poisonous and non poisonous snakes often on the farm but I never kill or never allow others to kill them as they form part and parcel of the ecology! We has a Krait once in our Kitchen and one Cobra once in our bed room just next to the AC. But in both the cases w managed to remove these snakes and let them go our in nature on their own way! In fact I have bought a book on Indian snakes worth about Rs.3000/- to ave more information on the Indian snakes so that I can educate my farm workers about them and their importance! Thanks for the discssion!

Snakes are wonderful creatures. We have been taught to fear them from early childhood. The christian faith is based on a hatred of snakes. It is a shame since these creatures preform a very important role in the world. Most snakes eat creatures that we dislike even more than snakes, such as rats and other vermin. Most snakes are not poisonous. They are not slimy as most folks think they are. They are very smooth and sleek. Many snakes are beautiful. They can make great pets, they actually like people. When I was young, my brother and I used to milk snakes and send the venom off to be made into anti-venom serum. Later, when others killed snakes I would treat the skins and inlay them into denim and leather jackets for Bikers. I always felt sorry for the snakes. There was not reason for the deaths of most of them. People just killed them because they hated snakes.

Hi. tintukm. I am afraid of snakes too. They are creepy and crawly reptiles that terrify me so badly. Having a pet to capture the snake is great only when your pet will not be harmed by this snake at all. I don't like to touch them nor do I want to have one wrapped around my body.

Sneakes are not my favorite thing either. They are just too smart for their own good. you just don't know what to expect from there. Even though snakes do petrify me a bit they also fasciante me. I still enjoy watching the film Snakes On a Plane over and over again.

Snakes can be so scary specially if there's a lot of them. I like the albino snakes and those red colored snakes. It is not that scary at all. I can even touch and put them on my shoulders. But those snakes that has grayish black or brownish black color are really scary.

i actually like snakes very much . i like the way they look and they are not dangerous unless you make them if you leave it alone it will leave you alone i dont really get to see any snakes unless in the zoo but i really like them and wish to work with them but what r u gonna do .