I hate snakes. They are extremely scary, in every way, shape, or form.

[brentspeak]

Something is seriously wrong with someone if they actually want to touch or handle a snake. :crazy: :crazy:

[u4ic]

1. I find them rather cool

:7

Spiders, on the other hand...:scared: :scared: :scared:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

2. Nope.

They're cool to me, but I'm terrified of even the tiniest spider.

I absolutely love snakes though and I miss my old python.

[GenDem]

3. They don't bother me a bit.

:shrug:

I used to catch them when I was a kid. Of course I'm talking harmless, garden snakes.

[brentspeak]

10. ALL snakes are scary. Even non-venomous ones.

Well, they're scary to me, at least.

[GenDem]

13. I don't know why, but I've never been afraid of them

And spiders don't bother me, either. What freaks me out is Wasps and Hornets with their long dangly legs and stingers hanging down. When I see them I scream and run for my life. :scared:

[brentspeak]

17. Your eyes must be pretty good.

I wouldn't be able to spot wasp and hornets' legs and stingers.

[GenDem]

20. See those long legs?

Very scary when their flying around looking for someone to sting.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. I like them, as long as they aren't poisonous.

Snakes are cool, interesting animals.

[brentspeak]

5. I'm scared of snakes even if they're secured in a glass display

[gbate]

6. I think they're kinda neat, plus they eat rats and other vermin.

[Lars39]

7. And they are *out* already!!!

I just about stepped on 2 black snakes Fri at the edge of my yard. :scared:

[poiuytsister]

8. I won't even watch them on TV, they leak out of the tv and into my

living room.

[InvisibleTouch]

9. Ahem.

Snakes are among the most beautiful and elegant animals there are. Many species make wonderful pets, are very calm and personable, and feel smooth and cool and pleasant to the touch.

But trust me, a wild snake doesn't want to encounter a big clumsy smelly ignorant human either. If you leave them alone, they will leave you alone. Sadly, the reverse isn't always true.

[brentspeak]

14. Now look at this picture.

THIS guy is a nutcase even to go within a mile of the monster he's holding:

[GenDem]

15. Now, that snake is scary

:scared:

[InvisibleTouch]

19. Green anaconda.

One of my favorite species, as it turns out. They can be a little snappish as babies, but they do calm down.

But this looks like a wild-caught snake, and the guy looks like he just pulled the poor creature out of its warm comfortable home in the mud. Wouldn't you be a little upset?

I can understand that the big constrictors aren't everyone's cup of tea, and they certainly aren't the ideal pet for everyone.

But here, look at these pictures and tell me those beauties are scary/ugly:

http://markmlucas.com/Milk%20Snake%20Gallery.htm

[realisticphish]

11. I love snakes

now SPIDERS. Fuck spiders.

But snakes kick ass

[InvisibleTouch]

16. Never could figure out why so many snake people...

...dislike or fear spiders. I see this all the time, and it's quite odd. Maybe some people who love an animal with no legs, are creeped out by a creature with so many. :)

Myself, I like spiders too, but admittedly I like snakes more.

[realisticphish]

21. that may be so

the thing is, other insects and scorpions don't bother me. And, I don't have arachnophobia; seeing a spider run across the floor doesn't bother me, if they're normal ohio spiders. But those fucking mutant things in south america and australia, no, fuck that :)

[Jade Fox]

26. It's true.....

I like snakes, but hate spiders.

[Zookeeper]

12. I like snakes.

And spiders. And bugs. (Except for mosquitoes and flies.)

I find them all beautiful and fascinating.

[S n o w b a l l]

18. I don't like running into them in the wild...

but I used to have three as pets. A burmese python, a boa and a corn snake. As they got bigger,I got to the point where I couldn't bear feeding them live rats (had a couple pet rats too) so I gave them up.

Definitely HATE spiders!!:scared:

[Roon]

22. I had a friend

that used to feed his burmese RABBITS! He would thump the rabbit's head on a brick to stun it and throw it in with the snake.

[S n o w b a l l]

24. ....

:cry: I could NEVER do that...the rats were hard enough. Mice weren't so bad but they grew too big for mice & I finally ended up having to have my boyfriend do the deed. I had a pet rabbit for 6 yrs and when she died, I cried for 3 days straight. I don't have the heart anymore to kill anything, even a mouse. No more snakes for me.

[Roon]

27. ..

:hug:

[MonkeyFunk]

23. I love snakes!

have had more than a few as pets.

They're just long, furless, clammy cats.

[Skittles]

25. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[liontamer]

29. that's just mean! n/t

[Skittles]

37. yeah

:D

[liontamer]

28. now is it really fair to hate something just because you're afraid?

or to cast judgment on others because they don't share your fears? Bad liberal :P

[Skittles]

38. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[Jamastiene]

39. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I hear ya. Ain't it a beautiful sound? :evilgrin:

[Skittles]

41. HEY, BUTT OUT!!!

I'm trying to intimidate LionTamer!!! :7

Actually, yes, I find snakes quite fascinating....I think I got that from my dad, who could stare at one single snake through the glass at a zoo for HOURS. :)

[Jamastiene]

56. They are truly gorgeous fascinating creatures.

They certainly don't deserve to be taunted and mocked and hated. I still wonder why so many people hate them. I don't get it.

[Skittles]

57. I think people tend to despise things they cannot control

it certainly explains why so many people dislike cats

[Akoto]

30. Do you like them on a plane?

:P

[Starbucks Anarchist]

33. I do not like them, Sam Jackson I am.

:D

[Awsi Dooger]

31. I got one wrapped around my golf club once

When I was about 13, playing an unfamiliar course in Jacksonville on a soggy day.

I was in the right rough and took a practice swing. Next thing I know a slinky black snake about two feet long was wrapped around my iron. I dropped the club and never ran that fast in my life, back to the fairway.

I hit my shot from there and then walked back to carefully retrieve my iron.

Yeah, it was probably a harmless snake but I'm very content that's my one and only closeup story.

[spiderpig]

32. I'm OK with them, but I feel the same way as you about spiders

If I see something crawling on the wall, I'm less scared if it's not a spider, no matter how disgusting. I can't look at pictures of spiders.

Good thing, because we have snakes around our house. Even found a baby rattler in the garage once.

[Jamastiene]

34. Ho, hum, hum, oh well, "Something is seriously wrong with" me,

because one of my best birthdays as a kid was getting to pet a 14 foot long snake at the local pet store. She was huge and had a reputation for biting her owners, her vet, and everything else that moved. Guess what? She turned and flicked her silky wet tongue on my hand and....gasp....are you ready for it.........




























that was it. She just flicked her tongue on my hand and did NOT bite me. She looked toward me and said hello. And I LOVED the way her scales felt. You know if you don't try to stroke them backwards, they feel smooth and slightly cool to the touch.

Snakes are wonderful creatures who have a place on this Earth and they have a purpose. Other than being excellent vermin hunters, they provide hours of entertainment for some of us who enjoy their fascinating beauty and their mysterious gorgeous eyes.

How can you not love this beautiful face?

[bumblebee1]

54. She knew you were a snake person. n/t

[leftofthedial]

35. don't you just hate it when they crawl up inside your pants leg?

and when you're camping and one (or several) decide to sleep in the bottom of the sleeping bag down by your feet.

It also is creepy when they slither across your face while someone is holding you down so you can't move.

[XemaSab]

36. I wsa seriesly obsessed with snakes for a couple years

They're totally different from us.

[MnFats]

40. snakes are among the coolest of creatures..

...as a kid i was never happier than running around in the countryside catching garter snakes and red-bellied snakes with my sister. once they realized that you were warm and they weren't being eating by a giant creature, they became quite docile.

i did run into a four-foot timber rattler in the wild once, but that was scarey, but still fascinating. i realized what it was when I was still eight or ten feet away....and backed off. it coiled up, reared its head back and the rattle started humming...but it did not strike..

[Random_Australian]

42. I am from Australia. I win in terms of scary snakes.

:)

[China_cat]

43. I used to have 57.

Snakes are seriously interesting animals.

[RebelOne]

44. I guess something is seriously wrong with me.

I love snakes. In fact, at one time, I had two pet boa constrictors.

[emmajane67]

45. I am with you there!!! n/t

[Raffi Ella]

46. Me too!

I won't go so far as to say something's wrong with you if you like them but yeah,I am absolutely terrified of them.

I saw a copperhead last fall in the wild.It was as big around as my wrist.Its head was hidden under leaves but omg,seeing the pattern and knowing that it has the ability to actually kill me!???There is just an instinctual repulsion that happens when I see that.UGH!And the thing is,you may not even see them!They hide themselves so well that they could be near you and you wouldn't even know it!And they can kill you!!! :evilfrown:

[Mad_Dem_X]

47. If I am ever reincarnated

I would like to come back as a snake. Nobody fucks with you. LOL

[deepthought42]

48. Snakes? I hate snakes, they drive me crazy. Crazy?

I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rubber snakes. Snakes? I hate snakes, they drive me crazy! Crazy?... :silly:

[ChickMagic]

49. So, I guess you wouldn't put a 20 lb constrictor

around your neck like I did, or rescue a scared to death snake off a road, also like I did. Really? That would creep you?

[skygazer]

50. What a ridiculous and insulting thing to say

If you're afraid of snakes, that's unfortunate for you but there's no need to go casting asparagus on those of us who like them.

Personally, I don't care for the water and you'd never get me out in a canoe or something but I'm not going to say there's something seriously wrong with those who enjoy it. :shrug:

[brentspeak]

55. I'm not being serious when I say "something is seriously wrong with someone"

But I am serious when I say snakes are scary as heck.

[bikebloke]

51. Don't care for them

Before I worked in Israel I was neutral about snakes. But then working out in fields we had to be cautious of vipers. I once reached out to pick a tomato, when I saw a viper staring back at me. So I hauled my bucket another meter further on and resumed picking. Later, one of the Palestinians found it. They didn't hesitate to kill it. It didn't help that the farmer's wife was deathly afraid of snakes seeing them swarming everywhere, passing the hysteria to everyone else. She was actually seeing irrigation hose.

When I was biking Australia, a huge snake hissed at me from the grass. I gave it a wide berth.

[Raffi Ella]

58. omg

That is scary.The word viper makes them seem even more deadly for some reason.Glad you didn't get bitten by him.

[youthere]

52. I don't HATE them...

But I have no desire to have any sort of contact with them. I'm cool with the fact they are out there somewhere, but I don't want to know exactly where. So I guess you could say I'm okay with the CONCEPT of snakes. I don't freak when I see them, I just want to leave them alone and hope they extend the same courtesy to me.
Now birds on the other hand..FREAK ME THE HELL OUT.They have beady eyes and they swoop. I just can't handle the swooping.:scared:

[Poiuyt]

53. I had a dream about snakes last night after reading this thread

Thanks

[ileus]

59. don't they all have pretty much the same shape and form???