i hav already tried seein pics of snakes daily 2 get used 2 it.....gone 2 da snake park....tried readin gud stories bout hw snakes make real kool pets..never worked out.
2007-02-10 19:04:30 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
There's a technique you can use to help cure yourself of this kind of problem. When you are feeling afraid of snakes, imagine that you are a doctor or an psychoanalyst, and you're observing your feelings about snakes. You are watching yourself how you think, feel, and react towards snakes, and you make notes and try to understand why you are experiencing these abnormally strong feelings, when you know that most people do not have such strong feelings towards harmless snakes. Try to talk yourself down. Be that outside objective person, while the "real you" are having these terrors.
Doing this once won't do the trick. You are literally having to retrain your own mind, and that takes time and repetition. Do this over and over again every time you experience these strong fears about snakes. After enough times, especially after you've worked up enough courage to see and maybe even handle snakes (remember, there are familes in India that have real live venomous snakes in their own homes!), you will find your own strong feelings lessening, and you'll be able to have them under control. It takes practice.
2007-02-10 19:17:25 · answer #1 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on 29th January 2007, there was a snake show organised by Paschim Banga Vigyan Mancha ( an organisation working for spreading scientific knowledge) at Pilkhana Howrah. I have seen many children, for the first time in their life, touched and played with the snakes. As you know all snakes are not harmfull. Of course some are dangerous only when they are harmed. Try to learn more and see it constantly, I am sure your fear will be over.
2007-02-11 04:04:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way is to face it head on. Go to the snake park and see if they have a special viewing where you can hold them. If you can hold a sanke you won't have a reason to be afraid anymore. Keep in mind though not all snakes bite not all snakes are venomous. The ones that are are afraid of you and would rather hide than bite. But just hold a snake. and hold it for at least a minute or two. I have faith in you and good luck.
2007-02-10 22:33:36 · answer #3 · answered by Jeanny W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The process you fallowed is 100% correct. Do the same for several days until you get rid of that phobia. I too had the same problem. I have visited the snake park regularly and observed the instructors holding the snakes and showing to the public without fear. It helped me to over-come the fear.
2007-02-10 19:14:38 · answer #4 · answered by puvvula s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Research on their behavior and the species! The are more interesting than most people think. People fear them only because of myths!
Myths:
They chase after you to kill you. wrong!
They eat insects. Wrong!
They are evil and unfriendly. Incorrect!
They are slimy. WRONG! Amphibians are slimy because they live in water. Snakes are scaly and dry.
You have to face your fear head on. Touch a snake or even lock yourself in a room with a snake. Get to know it. XP
2007-02-11 10:21:43 · answer #5 · answered by Onyx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try going to a pet store weekly and ask them to take one of the cute snakes out (probably a small one) and try to pet the snake slowly and gently.
Snakes will ONLY bite you or hiss at you if you:
-smell like a rodent
-hurt them
-scare them
or
-try to harm their kids/home.
2007-02-14 02:56:23 · answer #6 · answered by rrr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might have Ophidiophobia, or fear of snakes... theres really nothing you can do about it if you have a phobia... but just buy a toy snake or something, and work up from that. most snakes are very calm and if you dont jerk and freak, youre good to go...
2007-02-10 19:09:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well deeptha...its coomon that ppl get afraid of snake..its bcoz v actually dont know abt them...snakes r jus as any other animals..
infact they r the most beautifull ones..evry creature on the earth is beautiful..u jus get to know abt him..
if u really wanna get friendly of them...u can try reading abt them..(not abt how they make cool pets)..
n like lots of ppl mentiond here like they r horrible.slimy..n how they eat their food..i dnt agree with them..
everycreature has its own way for behaving,,
there's nothing to fear ,,they harm only wen u harm them..n thats the basic nature of humans too..so do u get afraid of them too??
all d best!!
2007-02-11 21:30:23 · answer #8 · answered by priya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say it is normal.
It takes a while to recognised, you are engrossed in the animation most people will scream, cry, hies and laugh, so it is not a big deal.
I bet you cry also. If not you are ahead of many people.
2007-02-11 11:26:35 · answer #9 · answered by minootoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my roommate is afraid of bees so don't worry about it. You only have to be afraid of the poisonous snakes lol, oh and the 300 pound pythons they will eat you whole after they squeez you to death. The only time you have to worry about that is if you are in the middel of a rainforest somewhere.
2007-02-10 19:10:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋