The snake man (Herpetologist) was showing us both dangerous (venomous) snakes (up too close for me) and these huge non venomous pythons ... Sam my little
Personally I was very grossed out when I had to touch the snake to remove it from around Sam's neck....eeeeewwwwwww it felt awful.
I'm not Ophidiophobic ... though I don't really like snakes . Ophidiophobia is a snake phobia and is said to be one of the most debilitating phobias .
Ophidiophobia can take hold of people even when the snake does not present itself in person and even bring about high levels of anxiety even when the snake is only present in print form. One of my best friends (I met as a teenager) couldn't even see them as a black white line drawing / or illustration in a book (so her dad covered them over). Seriously even mentioning them created anxiety for her. I am sure it still does.
Another best friend from school lived next door to a well known Herpetologist, 'Jim'in his small surburban backyard he kept many of reptiles ...my friend's Dad always found a few when mowing his lawn ;). I remember seeing Jim's small son wrapped completely in a snake 3 times as long as the boy was tall.
The best first aid for most venomous snakes is a pressure bandage ...to stop lymphatic spread - bandage firmly, splint and immobilise! Never wash the site , it's important to retain traces of venom for use with venom identification kits!
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cute pics.........but Im not fond of snakes either.
I had to stop myself from stopping him because of my fears ...lucky J wasn't keen.
I think his smile could charm any snake.
He looks SO happy and SO gorgeous. I've touched a snake but would never want to hold one. :-)
I don't like snakes either.
Definitely one of my biggest fears and phobias. Got the eebie jeebies now!!! He does look like he's enjoying himself (your son, not the snake) and it's probably much better to go through life not afraid of them.
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Awesome pics though I'm not a big fan of snakes!!!
Hi! Stopping by from Aussie Mummy Bloggers. Love your blog.
Have a nice day!
I don't mind the non-venomous Joe Blakes but those feral ones in the wild can stay out of sight as far as I'm concerned lol.
I've had a snake around my shoulders - they feel so weird! I'll take snakes over spiders any day
Wow, you have one seriously brave little boy!!
He's so brave! I'm petrified of snakes! :o
*shudder*
But I can't even see a picture of a spider or I lose my mind.
I am not afraid of them, but I don't 'care' for them. The oldest had one as a pet for a while and would sit next to me on the couch and let it slither onto me and I did NOT like the feeling. Your kid is braver than me....Cuter too.
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