I am completely PETRIFIED of snakes?

I think you should contact a friend or someone who owns a non-venomous and very docile type of snake. Smaller species like a milk snake, king snake, corn snake or ball python that is hand tamed. Ask him to be around you for a few hours with it on him or him holding it. Just do usual things, like watch a movie and get him to hold the snake beside you. eventually you should calm down. Ask questions about the snake. how their body works, how big it gets, what it eats, how it eats, is it active during the day or night. Just things that you may think of asking about it. if there are other people around watch them hold and interact with the snake. eventually maybe you will feel closer to the snake and want to hold it and know more about it. Snakes are amazing as pets and love to just sit on you when hand tamed. hopefully I helped. good luck.