I didn't vote cause I can't decide. I think all phobias are debilitating because of the irrational nature of our thinking patterns. Since there are people on this site who have not v*ed in 20+ years, really many of them are more likely to see a snake than to v*, hey I've seen 3 already this spring. So that phobia would be a bade tradeoff for me. I do think this one is particularly bad because we don't have as much control as we would like to think, and you can't just avoid it, you have to confront at least the thought of it.