The inferiority of Western scientists (compared to the prestige they receive from Western society) never ceases to amaze me. Why not simply think back to when you were a baby? Were you afraid of snakes? That is all you need to arrive at the same conclusion!
Instead, I am worried about what violence was initiated by the Western scientists against the snakes in the experiment (were their teeth removed?) prior to them being placed in proximity to the babies.
And why snakes in particular? (Not that I am requesting similar experiments involving other animals!!) The whole thing is just Western scientists projecting their own biases.