Dr. Bondar is a published author, blogger and biologist. Her new book 
‘The Nature of Human Nature’ is now available via her website Dr.Bondar.com In this interview we talk with her about why people fear snakes and where that fear may come from. Is it instinct? Is it something we are taught? We find out all this and more about humans and snakes in this incredible interview. We highly encourage you pick up her book and definitely check out her blog and read some of her awesome pieces that she’s writing you will not be disappointed.
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When you mentioned grown men who told tales of their childhood when they were chased by an angry mob of snakes I had to laugh. I’ve heard that several times, but funny thing is I’ve never heard a grown adult tell me “Just the other day a mob of angry snakes chased me down after I killed one” It’s always a distant childhood memory.
Yeah, it was all I could do to not burst out laughing and he was completely serious too!
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