After standing there and pondering what was before me, I decided to challenge myself to see if I could just possibly touch this snake. With a lot of encouragement, tears and hand holding I made my way through the crowd and touched the snake! Granted it was for a split second but I still did it and I was so proud of myself! Before that day the thought would have never crossed my mind. After a while of observing more students touching and holding the snake around their necks I decided to test the waters a little bit more. <\/span><\/p>\n Again after a lot of encouragement, tears and sweat I eventually was able to hold the snake around my neck by myself! Originally my goal was 5 seconds, then I pushed the limit to 10 seconds, but once the snake was actually around my neck I realized there was no reason for me to fear this animal. Granted the looks of him creeped me out alone but I knew it wasn’t going to hurt me. In the end I held the snake for over one minute!!! Frankly, I never thought in a million years this day would come, but it did, I accepted it, challenged myself and did the unthinkable. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ever since I was little I have had this innate fear of snakes, so much so that I cant even watch them on TV or even see them in a cage. When I see a snake I immediately start this … Continue reading ![\"10922562_10152492840067680_4018914802649797703_n\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-uml-bvb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2015\/01\/10922562_10152492840067680_4018914802649797703_n-300x300.jpg\")
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