My phobia seems to be getting worse, any tips?

Hello bw0235, I undetstand perfectly well what you are saying, I have not a phobia on snakes myself, but, I had a freezing fear of heights, it became paralizing and ambarrasing sometimes, so, I decided to fight it, and I jumped on a parachute some weeks ago, of course, I had professional assistance, and the intructor, she knew well of my situation. In your case, if the fear is too strong, maybe you will need professional assistance, yet, I´d try spending a whole weekend seeing movies and documentaries about snakes, and use your imagination, picture yourself in a place with snakes, and, of course, imagine yourself calm and easy with it. I did a lot of this while my training!!! Just remember, you are stronger than your fear, no matter it seems to have control of your life sometimes, is not true, control is yours.