This condition causes a slight to severe emotional reaction, for example anxiety, panic attack or most commonly nausea.

Herpetophobia may also be caused by a family member's same fear making the other person also scared and gain the phobia.

Signs and symptoms include: In some instances, people who have Herpetophobia may cry, freeze, and cling to others in their environment.

Some coping mechanisms that may work are: Some medications that have been found beneficial for herpetophobia are Benzodiazepine, Antidepressant, and Beta blocker.

The drugs aren’t a cure, but they are used to help cope with the phobia and may only be effective for a short amount of time.