Yesterday, I told you about critters that give me the creepy crawlies.  *shudder*  Today’s topic is “Describe a time when you felt nervous and jumpy.”  Welll…this is going to be part two from yesterday.

When I was living in the California desert, there was always some kind of lizard or reptile kickin' it in the driveway.  My house had a really wide cement driveway, so it would absorb the heat and was smooth to lay on.  We had some kind of lizard that looked like a small Komodo dragon that lived in the front yard.  Sometimes it would be sunning itself in the driveway.  Sometimes the critter would be some variety of its brethren. 

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I have to admit, there aren’t a whole lot of animals that give me the heebie jeebies.     However, snakes are one of these animals. 

Having spent a big chunk of my life in the California desert, I am pretty used to Rattlesnakes and other various poisonous snakes.  Since basically all snakes there are poisonous, I really wanted absolutely nothing to do with them!  Unlike some people, I will not be posting a picture of snakes. 

One year, there was a severe shortage of Rattlesnake anti-venom.  This was in the early 2000s, if I recall correctly.  Anyway, there were all sorts of public service announcements stating that we should stay away from rattlers (well, duh!) and probably shouldn’t go hiking.  Ok, I can get behind that! 

Not to mention the various scorpions, spiders, tarantulas, and other various creepy crawlies. 

I also am not a huge fan of  grasshoppers and crickets.  I don’t like those mainly for the reasons that you never know where the buggers are gonna go! 

Oddly enough, I have no issue with lizards or other reptiles.  We’re cool with one another. 

What about you?  What kind of critters give you the heebie jeebies?