Ophidiophobia is an extreme fear of snakes. This common phobia can cause anxiety or panic attacks at the mere mention of a snake. Therapies can help ease your fear.

Ophidiophobia (/ əˌfɪdioʊˈfoʊbiə /), or ophiophobia (/ ˌoʊfioʊˈfoʊbiə /), is fear of snakes. It is sometimes called by the more general term herpetophobia, fear of reptiles. The word comes from the Greek words "ophis" (ὄφις), snake, and "phobia" (φοβία) meaning fear. [1]

2023年7月17日 · Ophidiophobia is a kind of phobia where you have an extreme fear of snakes. It is perfectly normal for adults and children to have fears, but having a simple fear of snakes is different from ...

2020年11月26日 · Ophidiophobia or ophiophobia is the fear of snakes. It is possibly the most common subcategory of herpetophobia, the fear of reptiles. Some researchers believe phobias related to reptiles (and snakes specifically) may be evolutionary, developed by our ancestors as a survival mechanism.  

2019年11月12日 · Ophidiophobia, a fear of snakes, is a common phobia. Humans may be hardwired to fear them. If this fear is affecting your life, effective treatment is possible.

2022年3月4日 · Ophidiophobia is an extreme, often baseless, and irrational fear response of snakes. The condition may worsen, if not treated because the symptoms are not related to little dislike or a slim disgust; but it is a full-blown panic condition. The sufferer goes through grievous experiences that are real and can’t be disregarded at all.

2024年1月15日 · A fear of snakes, or ophidiophobia, is a common phobia in which a person finds it difficult to think about, discuss, or encounter a snake.