374. Snakes

See also 16. ANIMALS ; 353. REPTILES .

ophidiophobia

1. an abnormal fear of snakes. Also ophiophobia .

2. herpetophobia.

ophiography

a description of snakes. —ophiographic, adj.

ophiolatry

the worship of snakes. — ophiolater, n.

ophiology

the branch of herpetology that studies snakes. Also called snakeology, snakology. —ophiologist, n. —ophiologic, ophiological, adj.

ophiomancy

a form of divination involving snakes.

snakeology, snakology

ophiology.