While calming down from my worm scare (see: I've got worms! help! ) got to wondering...

does anyone have a phobia of any certain kind of animal? (or maybe not a phobia per say but a real scare/dislike)

Mine would be bears, particularly black bears. I'm not sure why...I'm just absolutely terrified of bears. Koalas are ok but anything else and I'm outta there! Last summer Mom came to stay with me a bit, we went to the El Paso zoo--I couldn't even go near the bear area. She took pics but I can't look at 'em. I don't even like Teddy Bears!

I've never had a 'meeting' with a bear other than a zoo setting...so I'm not sure what triggered this dislike/fright.

Anyone else, willing to admit to a phobia/etc of a particular animal?