I-ophiophobia ukwesaba izinyoka ezinovalo nokungalawuleki. Njenganoma iyiphi i-phobia, iyimbangela yokuphazamiseka kwengqondo nokukhathazeka okungakhubaza nsuku zonke. Ukukhathazeka okwedlulele nokuvame ukungaqondwa kahle yilabo abamzungezile.

Ebizwa nangokuthi i-ophidophobia, i-ophiophobia ivela kwelesiGrikhi sasendulo elithi "ophis" elisho "inyoka" nelisuka elithi "phobia" okusho ukuthi "ukwesaba". Siyaqaphela ukuthi i-phobia yezinyoka ivame ukuhlotshaniswa ne-herpetophobia, okusho ukuthi ukwesaba kwezilwane ezihuquzelayo. Ibonakala ngokwesaba izinyoka okungenakunqotshwa futhi ngokuvamile okungenangqondo. Umuzwa wobuhlungu ungase uvuswe ngokubona nje isithombe, ifilimu noma ukufunda igama.

I-ophiophobia ingenye yezifo ezivame kakhulu futhi ihlukaniswa ngaphansi kwesigaba se-zoophobias, ukwesaba isilwane. Ezinye izazi-mlando zicabanga ukuthi i-phobia yezinyoka ingabhalwa enkumbulweni ebuhlungu yabantu kusukela ezikhathini zangaphambili. Lokhu ikakhulukazi kuyindaba yesazi sesayensi yabantu uLynne A. Isbell encwadini yakhe Isithelo, Isihlahla kanye Nenyoka (Izinguqulo ze-Harvard University Press). Eqinisweni, abantu banokusabela okungokwemvelo kokusinda esilwaneni kanye nekhono lokubona okusivumela ukuba sibonakale ngokushesha okukhulu. Ikhono elizuzwe njengemvelo yokuzingela yokhokho bethu, futhi amanye ama-primates nawo aphiwe. 

Ukwesaba ukulunywa nokuklinywa okuhlobene nalesi silwane kungachazwa isenzakalo esibuhlungu esatholwa isiguli ebuntwaneni noma ekuphileni kwaso esemdala. 

Kodwa le nyoka ibuye ihlupheke kakhulu ngenxa yesithombe sokudla okuthiwa sidalwa yiyo. Umlingi wobubi ongenakuvinjelwa ku-Adamu no-Eva ensimini yase-Edene, inyoka ivame ukuvezwa kabi emisebenzini yezincwadi kanye ne-cinematographic, ekwazi ukubulala ngokuklinya, ukuluma nokugwinya ngomlomo owodwa, njengakuLe Petit Prince ngu-Antoine de Saint. - Exupéry. Izizathu ezingachaza ukuqapha komzwelo wethu ongokwemvelo wokusinda lapho sibhekene nalesi silwane esikhasayo nesihubayo.

Amanye ama-psychoanalyst adweba ukufana phakathi kokwesaba ukuthenwa kanye nokwesaba izinyoka. Isilwane singamela ipipi elihlukanisiwe emzimbeni ku-psychoanalysis.

Kunezici ezimbalwa ezihlukanisa ukwesaba okulula kwezinyoka ku-phobia yangempela njenge: 

• Ukungakwazi ukuya endaweni lapho ungathola khona izinyoka, njengama-zoo;
• Ukungakwazi ukubuka izithombe noma amafilimu anezinyoka;
• Ukufunda okulula ukukhuluma ngesilwane kungabangela ukuphazamiseka kokukhathazeka;
• Ukwesaba okuvame ukukhohlisa - ikakhulukazi uma umuntu ehlala eNtshonalanga - ukubhekana nenyoka kanye nokuhlaselwa okubulalayo;
• Amaphupho amabi aphindelelayo lapho inyoka ikhona;
• Ukwesaba ukufa.

Lapho ibona inyoka, izimpawu eziveza ukwesaba kwezinyoka ziyangena. Kuyisiqalo sokukhathazeka okungalawuleki okungazibonakalisa ngokuthi:

• Ukunengwa nesicanucanu;
• Ukushaya kancane;
• Ukuthuthumela;
• Inkinga yezinyembezi;
• Izithukuthuku; 
• Ukwesaba ukufa; 
• Isiyezi nokuquleka.

Ukudambisa i-ophiophobia, imvamisa kubhekiselwa ku-psychoanalysis noma ukwelashwa kokuziphatha kanye nokuqonda iziguli eziphendukela kukho. 

Ukwelapha ngokuziphatha kuzosebenza ekuchayekeni ku-phobia noma ngokuphambene nalokho ukuqhelelana nakho ngenxa yamasu okuphumula, ukuphefumula noma ukuqagela okuhle. Ama-CBT ngokuvamile ayizindlela zokwelapha ezimfushane ezingahlala kusukela emavikini angu-8 kuye kwayi-12 kuye ngesiguli kanye nesifo.

I-Psychoanalysis iyingxenye enkulu yenqubo yokuqonda ukuze kutholakale imbangela yangempela yalesi sifo. Lapho i-phobia inciphisa kakhulu, i-anxiolytics ingabekwa udokotela ukuze akhulule izimpawu nokuhlaselwa kokukhathazeka.