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Which Animal Scares You The Most?

Do you suffer from ophidiophobia? That’s the fear of snakes. How about arachnophobia, or the fear of spiders? Being scared of a particular animal, especially snakes and spiders, is not…

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Do you suffer from ophidiophobia? That's the fear of snakes. How about arachnophobia, or the fear of spiders? Being scared of a particular animal, especially snakes and spiders, is not uncommon. I'm definitely an ophidiophobe. Even non-venomous snakes creep me out.

Even animals that most of us might don't consider to be scary can give some people the heebie-jeebies. I knew a woman who was deathly afraid of chimpanzees because they were too much like humans. She didn't have a problem with actual humans, just animals that were almost human.

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Then there are people who are afraid of common household pets, like dogs and cats. I suppose that's understandable if you've had a bad experience, like a dog bite. But phobias related to large wild animals, such as sharks and lions, make a lot more sense.

So which animals scare you the most? For comedian Kevin Hart, the answer is all of them. Watch as he struggles to get through a fifteen-minute segment on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Robert Irwin, 14-year-old son of the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin. Robert brought more than spiders and snakes onto the NBC set:

Phil Harris is 50% of "Phil & Mel in the Afternoon" on K104.7. He has been with the station since 2013 and on the air in Charlotte since 2000. Before coming to the Queen City, Phil worked for radio stations in Pittsburgh, Austin, and Seattle. In addition to the weekly "Throwback Threesome" music video feature, Phil writes about things that matter to Charlotte sports fans and pet owners. He happens to be both.