Fear Not....Or Do You?

[Billogna]

Heights and being the focus of attention (dancing, speaking etc) are my worst fears. Flying is fine. Take-offs are a blast. Landing scares the hell out of me tho.

 

[tam9492]

 

[Pharmseller]

WTF man, Why. Why would you bring that to my attention?!
The first paragraph alone on wiki

…then enters and feeds voraciously, avoiding vital organs for as long as possible to keep the spider alive.

 

[JFK]

Rattle snakes freak me out.

True story. Few years ago I had an extremely vivid dream of being bitten by a rattler. Full blown nightmare. I wake up and go scouting. On the hike out I’m thinking about the dream. Pass a guy on the trail and we chat for maybe 30 seconds and before I keep walking he says “be careful…lotta big snakes out this year.” Now I’m on full alert. About 45 minutes later I’m glassing down into a draw and walk towards a rock pile, I cautiously peak over the top and see this guy. He didn’t rattle and I was 100% planning on standing on those rocks to get a better angle to glass. I’m very cautious now. Rocks in the morning I’ll just take a slightly longer route around them.

 

[RollingWilly]

The only good snakes are dead snakes..

 

[RollingWilly]

Where’s the tranny option?

 

[chasewild]

Japanese hornets are my nightmare fuel.

Anything around my ears is my weird freak-out.

Watching people on high towers/cliffs without protection makes me look away immediately.

 

[Rich M]

Where do you draw the line between fears, irrational fears, and healthy caution?

Aint much I’m “afraid” of, but i will say avoid being bit by a poisonous snake cause it is a prudent decision. Murder hornet isnt likely to just come murder me, so why fear it?

Ex was stupidly ‘fraid of spiders. A lil tiny spider produced the same results as a tarantula. Irrational fear.

Spilling gas on pants and avoiding a campfire would be a cautionary behavior.

 

[Hunterscamera]

Rattle snakes freak me out.

True story. Few years ago I had an extremely vivid dream of being bitten by a rattler. Full blown nightmare. I wake up and go scouting. On the hike out I’m thinking about the dream. Pass a guy on the trail and we chat for maybe 30 seconds and before I keep walking he says “be careful…lotta big snakes out this year.” Now I’m on full alert. About 45 minutes later I’m glassing down into a draw and walk towards a rock pile, I cautiously peak over the top and see this guy. He didn’t rattle and I was 100% planning on standing on those rocks to get a better angle to glass. I’m very cautious now. Rocks in the morning I’ll just take a slightly longer route around them.

You guys take any snake precautions like gaiters or something during archery antelope in August?

 

[JFK]

You guys take any snake precautions like gaiters or something during archery antelope in August?

This was in California. Some guys wear snake gators out here but they are the minority. I’ve never worn them but might pick a set up for deer season this year.

 

[Hunterscamera]

This was in California. Some guys wear snake gators out here but they are the minority. I’ve never worn them but might pick a set up for deer season this year.

Might do the same if they're not too cumbersome

 

[Rich M]

You guys take any snake precautions like gaiters or something during archery antelope in August?

Prairie rattlers are quick to coil and rattle. You’ll hear them.

We hunt swamps in FL and snake boots are pretty comfortable. I stopped wearing after seeing moccasins bolt the other way when hunting. Rattlers lay in trails coiled but “asleep” predawn.

 

[Hunterscamera]

Prairie rattlers are quick to coil and rattle. You’ll hear them.

We hunt swamps in FL and snake boots are pretty comfortable. I stopped wearing after seeing moccasins bolt the other way when hunting. Rattlers lay in trails coiled but “asleep” predawn.

Yeah, we ran into one Oct 24 in east ID. It was coming down the hill as we were climbing, heard it way before I saw it. It wasn't coiled but the thing was loud. Would not want to surprise one by stepping on it in while it was taking a nap.