0_Apprentice
Hi. I am terrified of snakes. 
1_Wizard
Given they're found on every continent except Antarctica, I know that's a lot to be terrified of!
0_Apprentice
Yes, lol. We live in a mountain community, so they are everywhere. Luckily we have one had one on our drive way a few years ago. 
1_Wizard
Does it help if you think of them as "legless lizards" ;-) Or are you not crazy about reptiles in general?
0_Apprentice
I never thought of that lol , but no I am not really a reptile person. 
1_Wizard
I know I'm likely the minority, but I'm actually fascinated with snakes. Some are actually super helpful in terms of pest control. The trick, of course, is *knowing* the good from the poisonous in time to react!
0_Apprentice
That is what my husband keeps telling me, that they eat the scorpions around. 
1_Wizard
Now scorpions.....THEY give me the willies! I can never get over how *thin* their little bodies can squash down to. And I know people who have had them drop out of overhead light fixtures!