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Old March 4th, 2008 #18
Mike Parker
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Originally Posted by Alex Linder View Post
Dr. LoBue said the study might help explain why snake phobias are so common. "Snakes are often used in human history, at least in literature, as a symbol of evil," she said in an interview.

"It is kind of strange that so many people are afraid of snakes yet they don't really encounter them very often any more."
Then how do they explain how many kids like playing with them? That is the cause of many of the bites in places like FL.