This phobia is characterized by an intense fear of snakes. People with ophidiophobia experience extreme anxiety when confronted with snakes, even if the snake is not dangerous. Symptoms can include sweating, trembling, rapid heartbeat, nausea, and difficulty breathing. In severe cases, people may experience a
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Ophidiophobia or ophiophobia is fear of snakes. It is sometimes called by the more general term herpetophobia, fear of reptiles. The word comes from the Ancient Greek: ὄφις, romanized: óphis, lit. 'snake', and φοβία, phobía, 'fear'.