thefilmfatale: Salma Hayek has a real fear of snakes and had always refused to be near them. Natural
thefilmfatale: Salma Hayek has a real fear of snakes and had always refused to be near them. Naturally when she read the script for From Dusk Till Dawn, she knew her phobia would prevent her from taking the part. Director Robert Rodriguez conned her into thinking that Madonna was ready to nab the part instead, so Hayek spent two months with therapists to overcome her fear (x). -- source link