ophidiophobia
noun
ophid·io·pho·bia
ō-ˌfi-dē-(ˌ)ō-ˈfō-bē-ə
: abnormal fear of snakes
Fear of snakes, called ophidiophobia, ranks among the most common phobias.—Kimberly French
… a member of the British Embassy broke the news that the entire Ferguson family suffered from ophidiophobia …—People Weekly
ophidiophobe
noun
or less commonly ophidiophobic
plural ophidiophobes also ophidiophobics
… there is an especially creepy visualization of Sinbad trapped in the Valley of the Serpents, in which the sinuously coiled forms and scaly cross-hatching conjure an ophidiophobe's worst nightmare …
—Elizabeth Lowry
ophidiophobic
adjective
… chances are you or someone you love is ophidiophobic. For some, just the mere possibility of encountering the object of their revulsion has them recoiling in horror and scurrying like a jackrabbit in the headlights.
—Michael Halstead
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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