Daigo scratched his head and said, "If we know it's a non-venomous snake, we probably wouldn't be afraid, right? Getting bitten wouldn't really matter."
Fang Ye smiled and replied, "Doesn't the fear lessen a lot just by thinking that the snake is non-venomous?
"This shows that although the fear of snakes may have a genetic basis, we humans are good at learning, and we can overcome and eliminate this fear through acquired understanding.
"Just like with lightning, lightning could accompany disasters like forest fires, torrential rains, and mudslides, causing loss of life. So ancient people were very afraid of lightning, right? They even imagined that lightning was a sign of the heavens' anger.
