Why Are Some Snakes More Terrifying and What Is Behind the Fear?

Why Are Some Snakes More Terrifying and What Is Behind the Fear?

Snakes are stimuli inducing an ancestral fear response in humans and other primates. Certain snakes evoke more subjective fear than others. True vipers are high-fear-eliciting snakes for both African and European respondents. This can be explained by the evolutionary experience of human ancestors in...

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Main Authors: Daniel Frynta, Markéta Janovcová, Hassan Sh Abdirahman Elmi, Iveta Štolhoferová, Veronika Rudolfová, Kateřina Rexová, David Sommer, David Král, Daniel Alex Berti, Eva Landová, Petra Frýdlová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
fear
evolutionary psychology
cross-cultural comparison
Viperidae
Elapidae
Boidae
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/5/731
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