Abigail Naa Adjorkor Pobee
Biographic Data
| ID | 7718536 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abigail Naa Adjorkor Pobee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abigail Naa Adjorkor |
| FAMILY NAME | Pobee |
| SIGNATURE | POBEE A N A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ophidiophobia, myth generation, and human perceptions
Snakes have fascinated and terrified humans throughout history. Worldwide, innate fear (ophidiophobia), culturally-founded superstition, and myths have caused pervasive snake persecution, snakebite mismanagement, human injuries, and fatalities, particularly in the tropics. We analyzed 20 common snake myths narrated by 934 respondents inhabiting a typical rural savanna community of northern Ghana. The myths summarized perceived, self-assessed know…
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Ophidiophobia, myth generation, and human perceptions
Snakes have fascinated and terrified humans throughout history. Worldwide, innate fear (ophidiophobia), culturally-founded superstition, and myths have caused pervasive snake persecution, snakebite mismanagement, human injuries, and fatalities, particularly in the tropics. We analyzed 20 common snake myths narrated by 934 respondents inhabiting a typical rural savanna community of northern Ghana. The myths summarized perceived, self-assessed know…
Animal and Plant Science Education (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Ecology (1 works) · Environmental ethics (1 works) · Ethnology (1 works) · Geography (1 works) · History (1 works) · History (1 works) · Human–wildlife conflict (1 works) · Law (1 works)