Horses

[seekgeo]

I'm not scared of any animals.. I can't think of one, really. Hmm... I'm more scared of militants/extremists, really.

[RiverBirch1967]

@seekgeo I remember you posting a picture of a slug and liking it. And I was like "GROSSSS!!!!"

[jamcrane3]

Well, I'm not afraid of them, but goats creep me out with their eyes.I don't think that I'm really afraid of any animals except humans. I respect the power and lethality of animals but I can't say that I fear them.

Now, in the insect world, I don't fear spiders, I respect them, wasps and hornets are a huge painful annoyance but no fear, but..... the mere sight of a scorpion provokes intense anxiety and nausea. I' never been stung by one but it makes me ill to look at one. Weird huh?

[RiverBirch1967]

@jamcrane3 Scorpions are freaky funky crazy scary little (and sometimes big) things. Goats eyes, never thought about it, but my neighbor has some. Next time I go that way I will look. haha! I like your respect for nature and animals. I admit wasps sending me screaming like a little girl.

[Jinxie228]

Helloooooo River! Horses are so awesome!!!! I love horseback riding! We use to ride horses in the mountains when we lived in Kentucky! My sis-n-law owns a horse ranch in Texas -- a lot of hard work but wonderful times. Animals I'm afraid of, mice and snakes are big on my list.... ewwwwww

[RiverBirch1967]

@Jinxie228 MICE!!!!! ewwwww.

[blondiegirl0810]

Rats!!!!! Totally and utterly petrified of them!

[RiverBirch1967]

@blondiegirl0810 And they are always in scary movies, have you noticed?

[ralanizjr]

BIRDS...they can just fly down and peck at you...and well b/c of the movie The Birds...need i say more hehehe

[RiverBirch1967]

@ralanizjr No, you needn't say more! LOL

[EmGeesPlace]

Snakes Terrify Me! I have had several close encounters with them in my life but never bitten Thank the Good Lord! They move silently and you are up on one before ya can realize it. It's scary!

[RiverBirch1967]

@EmGeesPlace Silent stealth......

[EmGeesPlace]

@RiverBirch1967 Stealth's a good word for it. They do blend into their enviroment sorta like they're camo-ed!

[sainter1]

Sharks. Sharks have teeth like steak knives and I'm sure they wouldn't mind using them on things like Steak Sainter au Briand. I had a close encounter once while surfing; I still occasionally surf, even at my age, and though I'm not scared to go in the water that encounter remains in the back of my mind.

[RiverBirch1967]

@sainter1 I won't go in the Australian waters, trust me, not after hearing your close encounter and seeing all the accidents. Maybe not Hawaii either.

[lonewolf13scott]

I am afraid of Democrats and Republicans. They are nasty filthy lying creatures that do no good and mean us much harm. Everything else I can live with

[jamcrane3]

@lonewolf13scott

Ain't that the truth!

[RiverBirch1967]

@jamcrane3  Are they poisonous?

[jamcrane3]

@RiverBirch1967

Uhhh......scorpions or politicians? BOTH!!!!!

[RiverBirch1967]

@lonewolf13scott  ROFLL!!!!

[rachaelmcgunigal]

i love horses :P have 2 of them , but am scared of spiders but i dont no why cause there just wee scottish spiders :L x

[fehquig]

I'm also afraid of horses but it's because I almost died once from an allergic reaction to a horse... I must stay away from them for the rest of my life.

[RiverBirch1967]

@fehquig You can be allergic to a horse? What happened?

[fehquig]

@RiverBirch1967 My cousin and I were riding her horse. I wasn't on the horse for more than a minute and my throat got constricted and full of mucus so I couldn't breathe, my eyes were watering so much that I could not see, and my nose was running like a waterfall... What saved me was throwing me into the lake to wash all the horse stuff off. I felt better only after a couple of days...

[RiverBirch1967]

@fehquig Oh my goodness you could have died. I mean, not just the allergic reaction but the lake thing. No wonder you fear them. My goodness!