February 10, on the Chinese lunar calendar, marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake. This is not good news for those suffering from ophidiophobia (which sounds like a morbid fear of Oprah, but is actually a morbid fear of snakes).
Persons burdened by ophidiophobia are the kind you see running screaming from theatres when Indiana Jones is tossed into the pit of vipers. These are people who cannot play Snakes and Ladders. If they roll dice and snake eyes come up, they faint.
Snake images, they should be warned, will be everywhere this year. Canada Post has already released a series of stamps picturing snakes so realistic that they rattle and hiss. Perfect for poison pen letters.
So, ophidiophobics, get ready to hide for twelve months. On the other hand, if you were born in a previous Year of the Snake, charge your venom and prepare to slither happily through 2013.
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