Hollywood has been exploiting ophidiophobia for 100 years. Sounds esoteric, but it's a slam-dunk scare. The phobia involves people's irrational fear of snakes.

According to Dutch phobia expert Jan Heering, seeing a snake or even just thinking about a snake, can result in these symptoms: Breathlessness, dizziness, excessive sweating, nausea, dry mouth, feeling sick, shaking, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly, a fear of dying, becoming mad or losing control, a sensation of detachment from reality or a full blown anxiety attack.
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