Timewasmoney1
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If you have one or both which are you? Afriad of snakes or spiders?
Curious phobia question
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Neither, I don't exactly like them but I figure that's mutual. But I'm the one that deals with them. I must admit I do step on black widows and brown recluse. I do NOT save any rattlers I find. I can pitch a rock with deadly accuracy (ask the hub). My dad helped me make a hat band out of my first rattler kill. Don't worry they aren't even CLOSE to endangered.
AltarNation
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Same here, I don't consider myself phobic in regards to either but I also don't tangle with them much if I can avoid it. Mainly because I am not a pro at IDing either and would rather not accidentally get myself involved with something that can kill me in one bite. I also don't hunt psilocybin mushrooms, for the same reason. I am simply not trained properly to do it, and it's not worth the risk.
That being said, I am also the designated person who deals with spiders in my house... and I never kill them, simply because where I live the poisonous ones are super rare, and I don't like killing anything if I can avoid it. They get the same treatment as a wasp would, basically... a glass over it, slip a piece of paper under, and carry outside...
Also, OP, if you're trying to test for correlation between the two... I would say that I like spiders considerably less than snakes, but I also see way more spiders. I haven't seen a snake in years. Spiders show up in inconvenient places in the house like 30x a year. So i'm not sure I can even gauge the comparison.
That being said, I am also the designated person who deals with spiders in my house... and I never kill them, simply because where I live the poisonous ones are super rare, and I don't like killing anything if I can avoid it. They get the same treatment as a wasp would, basically... a glass over it, slip a piece of paper under, and carry outside...
Also, OP, if you're trying to test for correlation between the two... I would say that I like spiders considerably less than snakes, but I also see way more spiders. I haven't seen a snake in years. Spiders show up in inconvenient places in the house like 30x a year. So i'm not sure I can even gauge the comparison.
Timewasmoney1
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Lucky... Fucking deathly afraid of snakes -_-
AltarNation
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I really am not even that sure of what my opinion of snakes is at this point, that's how rarely i see them... speculatively, I'd say I'd probably have no problem handling any snake that I knew wasn't poisonous... but spiders I would still rather not have crawling on me even when I know they're not poisonous... they're so small and they always crawl out of sight...
Timewasmoney1
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I feel ya i love spiders though. Friend hates them with a passion. Just seems out of all the ppl i know they hate spiders but tolerate snakes but im vice versa
AltarNation
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I gotcha.. in that case, I would say your summary is fairly accurate. I would say that, in general, most people trust serpents, reptiles, and amphibians (I have no idea which a snake is, off the top of my head) more than insects. Insects are a bit more alien, and harder to relate to from a mammalian perspective, in my opinion.
Scrotie Mcboogerballs
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Lmao If the fiancé sees a spider, she goes into a panic attack until it is gone. The grow is in a detached garage and she knows that I let spiders do their thing in there. Every time she wants to see the plants, she tip toes on in on full alert. I'm deathly terrified of heights. Only man made structures though, it weird. Anytime I get on top of a building or something tall I get serious vertigo until i'm back down. It's like my body can't figure out wtf is going on and why i'm that far off the ground. It's a mess.
Oh if the spider is not a brown recluse or a black widow it remains in place in my house. They help with bug reduction. I live in the Mojave. Almost the ONLY snakes we have here are variations of rattlers. The other problem is rattler babies are silent and quite deadly. The most deadly rattler in the US is native and prolific, the Mojave Rattlesnake. You do not want to be bit by this. It can kill a human. It's venom is both neurotoxic and hemolytic! Bad combination there.
Scrotie Mcboogerballs
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I was watching a documentary the other day. Have you guys ever heard of serpent handlers? They use snakes for their worship of God. It's so dangerous and ridiculous.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_handling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_handling
AltarNation
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Yeah, I don't take them ALL outside, just the ones who decide to like, perch directly above my pillow on the ceiling, or some other spot that is precariously close to me, like on the inside of the freakin shower curtain... they sure love the shower curtain...
You're right though I should just relocate them to a dark corner so they can help control the other-bug population...
Most common snake up here is a garter snake
They are so sweet! So are daddy long legs spiders. I love them. Ok now I have to officially hate you for not living with rattlers :.....snip......
Most common snake up here is a garter snake
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cannawizard
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snakes are cool, but if you wanna hear me scream like a bitch, just throw a spider my way.. (facepalm)
AltarNation
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You gotta do what you gotta do.They are so sweet! So are daddy long legs spiders. I love them. Ok now I have to officially hate you for not living with rattlers :
I like garter snakes... daddy long legs are fine, but I don't usually think of them as 'sweet' haha.
lolikun
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I think I'm less afraid of snakes just because I have friends that'll keep em as pets if they find them outside.
but spiders...I've literally jumped out of a moving car while driving because a spider was coming down in front of my face from the visor. Though I felt bad after because my boyfriend and his friend was in there....it was some thick-lookin white spider.
but spiders...I've literally jumped out of a moving car while driving because a spider was coming down in front of my face from the visor. Though I felt bad after because my boyfriend and his friend was in there....it was some thick-lookin white spider.
kinddiesel
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my phobia, I wont shake hands, ever. touch a door nob, salt shakers, germs, ill cringe like if some body scratches a calk board, I don't have it as bad as a lot of people. some people will actually throw up lol from shaking hands
cannawizard
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those are camel spiders right? just looking at that pic makes my skin crawl... i'd probably shit myself if i saw that near me.. lol
Flaming Pie
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Yeah.. I like snakes. I will save snakes.
Spiders have no place in my house tho. Neither does any other insect. Pesticide for the win! Every door frame, window frame and under the floor molding. TYVM!
I am not particularly afraid of them.
Spiders have no place in my house tho. Neither does any other insect. Pesticide for the win! Every door frame, window frame and under the floor molding. TYVM!
I am not particularly afraid of them.
Scrotie Mcboogerballs
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I will not share a glass of milk with anybody. I don't like to share drinks but milk isn't even an option.