I don't buy that. I do buy that people vary in how sensitive they are to
changes in the environment (some more jumpy than other) and then you have a
great deal of social messages sent out from day one (little girls are
dressed in pink and lace - told not to get dirty, kept close and not allowed
to explore on their own - little boys told to go out and play, dressed in
dark colors, plaids, etc.)

I'm not the least bit afraid of "creepy, crawlies" but I certainly respond
if I feel something crawling on me. Whether that response is negative or
not is pretty much what we have been taught.

DKat

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On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 12:33:48 GMT, Phisherman wrote:
We have occasional black (rat) snakes. These snakes are big--up to 6
feet long. One wound around a dieffenbachia to the top. These snakes
eat copperheads, rats, moles. and other pests. I've seen 3 copperhead
snakes on my property in 12 years, but many more black widow spiders
which are more dangerous. Learn to identify snakes, most are very
beneficial. Watch where you put your hands and where you step and you
will propbably never have a worry. They don't want to be in your
house, but you can help by keeping the doors closed and tight. Many
folks have a natural fear of snakes; something I never understood.
If you can't understand it then you're not trying very hard. Try
evolution. Which is more likely, that we would evolve to recoil from
any snake until we're sure it isn't poisonous, or that we would treat
is as friendly until proven otherwise? That's why its called a
natural fear, even though some people can overcome that fear.

Swyck