I don't deny we inherited some of this. BUT look at owners of these exotics animals e.g. : They unlearned this fear / disgust most likely for most parts.

While in "normal" people with a normal upbringing and education it is surely strengthened.

And: Fear and disgust are different emotions that is a proven fact.

Maybe it is perceived differently if you live in Australia, that i'll give you. Because Australia has afaik the most poisonous wildlife.

I never even would come near they idea to conclude from rodent behavior to that of humans but that is your type of conclusion pattern not mine, i just wanna distance myself from this clearly.

Culture, myths, legends and religion are a bunch of whole separate topics when compared to behavior, imho. Because for all all these topics you need time to think to devise and understand them. While purely emotional reactions / behavior usually happens in a split second and is required to be quite precise from an evolutionary point of view.