Maybe it's a Biblical thing
But snakes scare the crap out of me. Last time I went camping, there was a hill full of baby copperheads not 100 feet away. Acckkkk!
Oh, and the Beagle pups. I wish the copperheads had gotten those damned pups! (*JK* I would NOT have wanted that--but the owners? Now, that's a different story. :-)