Help me overcome my fear of snakes? - Page 2

Rogue628 · 03-10-13, 10:40 AM

I had a huge fear of them, although not near as bad as yours. Now I keep 10

I just decided one day that I was going to tackle the fear full throttle. I researched and purchased my first snake. Now I love them.

My fear of spiders was almost as bad as your fear of snakes. Now I keep a tarantula. Granted I don't handle him, although he is quite docile (not holding him has a little to do with my fear but mainly because he makes me itch, but keeping him has given me new insight to these 8-legged creatures and I have respect and better understanding of them now.

Finding someone who's willing to work with you would be great. However you decide to approach it, I wish you the best of luck! You can do it!

Luis A. Reyes · 03-10-13, 10:44 AM

I have a fear of squirrels, btw welcome to the forum

Terranaut · 03-10-13, 11:23 AM

If your already ok with photos and seeing them behind glass your well on your way to beating this thing. Before I would cincern myself with snake identification or wondering if it's venomous or not I would first learn all about snakes and the good things they do for mankind.
Snakes control rodent populations that would be way out of control if other animals didn't eat them. This is huge as rodents can hurt the human food supply in a big way as well as carry diseases and chew almost everything. This one task makes the snake mans good friend.
Unless your considering handling wild snakes who actually carrs if it's venomous or not. I would bet even if cured of your phobia you still won't be picking up snakes in the bush. Right?
Focus on where they live. How they eat. How they move and especially how they look. Snakes are beautiful and really not all that scary after you meet some.
My wife was terrified to hold a 12" long gopher snake at 1 point. Now I have her holding much bigger snakes. The key is knowledge and exposure.
Before.

After

reptimama · 03-10-13, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Terranaut

My wife was terrified to hold a 12" long gopher snake at 1 point. Now I have her holding much bigger snakes. The key is knowledge and exposure.

This was my husband. He HATED snakes but I was so persistant that he let me get one under the condition that he would do nothing with it. Now he'll handle both the ball (my first) and the Fl. King (which he procured for me)

DeadlyDesires · 03-10-13, 02:50 PM

I couldn't stand snakes not too long ago actually... My boyfriend Has ALWAYS wanted a ball python, so he was working on my car for 3 days and broke a few things while trying to fix it lol, and i was so pissed at him and had been yelling at him for like 2 or 3 days and i felt so bad so i went to the store and spend almost 300 bux on everything and got him a ball python. I picked out the one i wanted for him and stood 5 feet away while i watched them put it in a tub and hand it to my friend, it sat in the back seat of my car, i didnt wanna see it and this tiny little snake was only 12" long maybe. He was tiny. once i got home and gave him the snake it was feeding time and he was at work (this was when we fed outside of the enclosures, im sure some will be happy to know that we dont to this anymore) anyway, feeding time, i got the biggest Spatula i could find and stretched as far as i could and scooped him up and almost dropped him in the feeder tank because i was trying to make it so fast lol.. We have had him for about 6 months now.. prob a little more..he is just over 3ft now he is the coolest snake ever. I absolutely love him, took me a while to get used to him, the slithering over my hands was the weirdest thing ever for me. but im happy we have him, I also have a colombian red tail as well now which is almost 4 ft so they can deff get addicting lol

To me, Snakes are just beautiful. they have endless beauty.

Its NOT wrapped around his neck, just did this to show how long he has gotten, he was removed right away.

Squirtle · 03-10-13, 03:20 PM

I don't live anywhere near you, but, I don't care what anyone says - if you don't get any hands-on experience with snakes, you won't get over your fear. I've been buying rats for my snakes for about 5 years now, every single week, and I'm still afraid of them because I don't handle them at all. Also, I suggest getting hands-on experience from someone with a captive snake, as wild snakes will most likely bite you.