Snakes, fear and you.

Good for you. I have a serious phobia about snakes. I cannot even look at one on TV. My fear about snakes is beyond anything else.

Well if i were u maybe i would kill them too since we know that they are dangerous i have snakes few days ago in my kitchen i call my neighbor and he just pick the snake with calmly

Dear Shibam! I am a Vet of 50+ and I am staying on a Stud farm! We breed the Thoroughbred horses meant for racing and I am looking after about 350 horses! 350 horses means a huge area! Our farm is situated out side the township in wild as the horses require privacy and natural surroundings! We have a lot of snake population on my farm poisonous , as well as non poisnous ones! The Rats smakes , Sands boas, Keelbacks, Royal Snakes are some non poisonous snakes we have ! We have all the four types of poisonous snakes available in India on our farm except the king Cobra! The poisnous snakes which we encounter often here are Kraits, Pit Vipers,Russel Vipers and Cobras! Before my joining this farm people used to kill the snakes! But after telling that all snakes are not poisonous and they don't harm any one without provocating them even if they are poisnous , now no body kills the snakes any more!In fact the snakes require their poison for their digestion and that is why they never want to wasteit on other animals which are not fit for their consumption! Thy require few weeks or months to fill uptheir poison glands if they empty it once! I am a nature lover, I never killed any snake so far, though they often enter our house and wander in our lawns. I simply pick them with a stick and leave them amidist the bushes if happen to find any stray snake near by my place! I have got a fantastic book on Indian Snakes by the name Snakes of India - The field guide by Romlus Whitaker and Ashok Captain, which is a very good book on Indian snakes! I purchased book to identify the snakes I get on te farm. Though the book is bit expensive (costing about Rs.2700/-)but it is worth the money for the contents it has about the India snakes! For that matter I never ever plucked any flower so far from any plant once I have grown up! That is say since the age of 12 years! I feel flowers they look beautiful on the trees and plants! They are reproductive organs of the plants and I feel that we should not pluck them for our selfish mottos! This is an interesting discussion,I liked participating in it! Thanks !

Never mind, thank you. I won't hold or touch one. I never kill any snake either.

The only snakes I won't kill are black snakes they are good snakes and eat other snakes and rats and stuff like that. I have killed many snakes in my life time and I will keep killing the bad snakes. I never will regret killing a snake.

Hi shibham, No, I am not afraid of snakes as in my childhood I have seen many in and around my house and the villagers never used to kill them. There were some strange incidents happened with my brother. Once he survived a snake bite (though the treatment was done after a couple of days of biting) and one day we saw the snake was lying in his bed. It was those times when we were in Kerala and the neighbors tried very hard to get it out of our home. Though I am not afraid but I would not like to hold it on my hands.

Hello shibham, Seeing a snake will definitely spread fear in me. In fact, fear is the first impression when I see a snake. But recognizing the type of snake will reduce the fear. It is very common in our place some types of snakes, always roam, which never bites or don’t have any poison too. I never killed any snake knowingly or unknowingly.

But remember that even if you have no intention of killing or doing the snake any harm, snakes are paranoid creatures. They always think that anyone they meet is out to kill them. They are innately paranoid and so they have the tendency to bite anyone that moves around them. So it is better to do the first action. Either you run away immediately or kill the snake before it kills you first. I have such a big fear for snakes whether big or small so I'd surely run away as fast as I could whenever I meet one along the road. So I really could not and will never touch snakes. In the zoo or any wildlife parks, I've seen lots of people posing for a picture while holding a python (like this photo below). How could this people be so brave to do that while I am so coward and could not even bear looking at that python for long?

I completely understand your situation, nobody can tell whether that snake is going to bite you or not, which may even kill you instantly if it is a venomous snake. So i refuse to blame you for ride over the snake five years ago. One thing i am curious , my friend, how do you know that one snake is friendly to you ten years ago is the same as the rest of the snakes now that will extend their welcoming hand (body) to you the next time you meet them??? As not all the snake species are created equal and friendly to human, few may be fearful of human, while other may become aggressive and unpredictable in their bahavior.

I have never killed a snake and I think I couldn't even if I wanted to! I don't like snakes! they look slimy and creepy looking! I know they aren't slimmy but the bigger they are the more I dislike snakes! I would never hold one if I had the chance! I have a hard time seeing them in Zoos or on TV! I also don't care seeing them doing the tongue thing! Eww!

hi, i have fear in snake,i am afraid to hold it or even to touch it for a minute,i just really dont like it,because in my mind it will bite me,ever since i still never kill a snake but i saw many snake in my province.

Hi there shibham, Ive done it before but it was a local venomous snake as our neighbors said and it was in my house i was graduating elementary back them i don't remember a lot but all i can remember is that i have a 3 year old sister walking a round the house my crazy insane but i love cat, 2 dogs that i have cared for my whole life and the thought of my step-mom, aunty and father getting bitten and wasting away in front of me so i slayed the snake and found out that it was about to lay eggs and also we discovered a nest in our roof that had all of her skin there and it was a female green grass snake venomous indeed.

That's okay as long as your purpose is to save your life. It is better to save yourself rather than get bitten by a snake. At that time you still don't know many information about them yet so that is fine. I haven't seen a snake out of the cage yet, although mom says that in the house we rented before there were snakes. I was not staying in our house those times so I never seen any of it. I never killed a snake and I think I cannot kill it because I am scared of it.

No need to kill them, just avoid them.

Hi shiby, I like snakes and have never killed one unless it was unknowingly by driving ocver it. Even though I like snakes, I am afraid of them because the ones here are very dangerous. Many drivers here if they see a snake or goanna or other lizard or other wildlife on the road will swerve so as to kill the animal. They make me sick to my stomach.

Ok now this is very opposite to what i think. You see i HATE snakes, i cannot stand even the site of them. don't get me wrong, i know a lot about them - i am fond of watching episodes of them in Nat Geo and Discovery Channel. The thing is, they still give me goosebumps no matter what. I really really do not like them. So on my own opinion, they must stay away from me and i stay away from them or else they'll meet the end of their lives. lol

Some time ago my husband and I went for a walk in park in a pretty desolate part of the the country. We were chatting, enjoying the area and the nice weather and all of a sudden we discovered a snake on the ground. We always stepped on it,and I got a shock, because it was the first time time that I was that close to a snake and I am afraid of snakes. My husband told me to relax, ignore the snake and get away from the place where the snake was and we did that. Nothing happened, but I still found it scary to be so close to a snake. Afterwards I had nightmares about it. I dreamed that my bed was full of snakes

I have never had to regret killing a snake at this point. I did have a couple of Black snakes that were living in a tree outside of my house last year. My neighbor was terrified when she seen them come out of the tree and in the front yard..our yards border each other. She called a guy down the street to come get them and he said it was illegal to kill them and they were good to have around. I checked it out and it was true. Snakes are protected where we live. I'm not real happy when I see them but I do know the difference in the ones that are poisonous and the ones that aren't.

Hello Shibham, I have never seen snake openly but i have fear for all reptiles and can't imagine what will happen if have an encounter with them. Its OK snake can be poisonous and could have harmed you so in order to save your life you did it.Just say sorry to God for killing those innocent snakes unknowingly He will of course lessen the stress you might be having in your mind and heart.

I'm afraid of snakes,but in my country the snakes are very rare,and there are those that are harmless.I am afraid of snakes because of movies and bbc documentaries.It is normal that you will feel regret, but you must not blame yourself too much.