New species of snakes, however, are much rarer.

然而，新品种的蛇则要稀有得多。

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I'm petrified of snakes.

我特别怕蛇。

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The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution.

那些女孩们害怕蛇，一路极其谨慎地看好每一步走。

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Now I know where I'm at. I'm dealing with a couple of snakes. What I meant to say was that there is too much football and not enough education."

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So, both humans and chimpanzees, for instance, are particularly prone to develop fears of snakes.

例如，人类和黑猩猩，特别容易对蛇产生恐惧感。

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Snakes are symbols of renewed life and fertility in the East ; because they shed their skins so they seem to be eternally young; and they're also phallic symbols.

在东方，蛇一般都是新生命或者多产的象征,因为，蛇的蜕皮，似乎能使它永远年轻;,蛇同样也是生殖力的象征。

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OK, so I'd like to say that I've never really been afraid of snakes.

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He raised a gothic menagerie: hundreds of snakes, a crow, and white rats that he sometimes snuggled with in bed.

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Professionally, at least, Scrushy and Andrews have for years been as intertwined as a pair of snakes on a caduceus.

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