ophidiophobiaEtymologyFrom Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”) + -phobia, equivalent to ophidio- + -phobia.ophidiophobia means Ophiophobia; a fear of snakes. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounOphiophobia; a fear of snakes.“His father had a severe case of ophidiophobia, but to his credit he allowed his non-ophidiophobic 12-year-old son to keep a small colony of the Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) in a large box pen in a far corner of their Wisconsin backyard.”