Scared of snakes? Here’s 11 places you wouldn’t want to visit

It seems that snakes have never been a particularly popular member of the animal kingdom to us humans, and for good reason. Nearly 600 members of the Serpentes suborder are venomous—which when combined with their generally camouflaged appearance and startlingly strike speed if disturbed—mean they’re one of the few animals that can land you in some pretty sticky situations, if you’re unlucky. So it’s no wonder that nearly one in three of all adult humans are ophidiophobic, reporting a phobia of snakes. Are you part of that third suffering from the snake-shakes? Well if so, here are 11 places you’ll want to avoid at all costs:

 

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