Current sectionScience & HealthNature & EnvironmentShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeFeldman, holding a coin-marked snake. "I always say that the day I feel complacent about a catch is the day I will have to retire." Credit: Gil EliyahuHagar Feldman, who has been catching snakes since she was young, has trouble understanding why so many of us are afraid of themAyelett Shani09:50 AM • June 13 2026 IDTTell us about yourself.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Environment & NatureTel AvivCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesLebanonU.S.-IranErdoganIsrael ElectionsIsraeli-Palestinian FundWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz Podcast'The Viper Is an Urban Snake. It Lives Among Us, Moves Between Homes'As Jews, We Deny Our Capacity for Atrocity. That Idealized Image Is a ProblemIsraeli Air Crews Are Prevented From Voting. This Election, It Could Spell ChaosIran Launched Drones at Ships in Strait of Hormuz, All Downed by U.S. ForcesEarliest Use of Fire Thrown Back to 1.8 Million Years AgoRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMISix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?What's the Difference Between Jewish and Palestinian Terror?