Not sure if exposure, an open perspective, or neurodiversity play a part in being a “yep” rather than a “nope” person.
I came across an interesting idea somewhere about very visceral responses, like to snakes, being an evolved, reflexive module built into the brain.
I know I’ve experienced it bicycling and mistaking scrap electrical wire as a snake. It could also explain trypophobia: revulsion to clustered holes. Not using the wiki entry first because it has a picture of Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus), possibly triggering the phobia. Maybe it also explains how some cats react to cucumbers too (warning: not kind to cats).