ophidiophobia

noun

ophid·io·pho·bia ō-ˌfi-dē-(ˌ)ō-ˈfō-bē-ə

: abnormal fear of snakes

Fear of snakes, called ophidiophobia, ranks among the most common phobias.—

Kimberly French

… a member of the British Embassy broke the news that the entire Ferguson family suffered from ophidiophobia …—

People Weekly

ophidiophobe

ō-ˈfi-dē-(ˌ)ō-ˌfōb

noun

or less commonly ophidiophobic

ō-ˌfi-dē-(ˌ)ō-ˈfō-bik

plural ophidiophobes also ophidiophobics

… there is an especially creepy visualization of Sinbad trapped in the Valley of the Serpents, in which the sinuously coiled forms and scaly cross-hatching conjure an ophidiophobe's worst nightmare … —

Elizabeth Lowry

ophidiophobic adjective

… chances are you or someone you love is ophidiophobic. For some, just the mere possibility of encountering the object of their revulsion has them recoiling in horror and scurrying like a jackrabbit in the headlights. —

Michael Halstead