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Originally posted by krwlz
I do know that snakes became "evil" in religion when the christians coverted Ireland, where before that was pagan, and snakes were something to represent fertility (i think thats what they represented anyway).
Maybe some of the general fear of snakes comes from there.
As for phobias, I dont kno, but it was random information was In possesion of and felt I should pass it on.
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Are we forgetting our serpent in the Garden of Eden?
Far before it came to Ireland snakes were considered evil.
I don't have a phobia from either, but both my sister and one of my friends have a huge fear of spiders, and both of them had traumatic experiences with spiders when they were younger, so that probably is a possible cause of it.