Are snakes/animals a danger where you live?
By Hope
@1hopefulman (45120)
Canada
November 26, 2019 10:48am CST
A few days ago I saw this news report on the BBC about snake bites and saw that about 100,000 people die each year as a result. That is about 273 people each day that are killed by snakes! I was shocked! Were you aware of this pestilence?
I was surprised to see that so many are killed by snakes and that is just one beast!
Are snakes/animals a danger where you live?
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Apparently dogs kill about 25,000 people each year.
( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deadliest_animals_to_humans )
Apparently mosquitoes kill about 1 million people each year.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
26 Nov 19
Omg...I'm.always so much afraid of snakes.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
26 Nov 19
It is rare to see a snake here. Do you see any snakes in your area?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
27 Nov 19
@amitkokiladitya I have never liked them!
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@LadyDuck (471524)
• Switzerland
28 Nov 19
@1hopefulman I am not surprised at all, there are poisonous snakes in almost every country.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
28 Nov 19
@LadyDuck Yes, and they can sneak up on anyone, climb practically anything and hide very easily.
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@LadyDuck (471524)
• Switzerland
28 Nov 19
@1hopefulman Some poison snakes are very, very small. I am scared of snakes.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
27 Nov 19
Not many snakes in this area - might live in other places.. We lived in the country when I was 10 years old, but the snakes there are not the most dangerous, and we had to be careful to not step on them
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
27 Nov 19
@1hopefulman Yes, I have not thought much about this Bible verse, but it seems to be true - literally..
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
27 Nov 19
I was surprised to see that news story and then I read about the beasts killing in Revelation and thought how the prophecies are fulfilled in every detail.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
27 Nov 19
That's what I thought and I was very surprised that there are so many snake bites and so many deadly ones each year.
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@dgobucks226 (35633)
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1 Dec 19
Mosquitoes are even deadlier than snakes. Mosquitoes are estimated to kill about 725,000 people every year. That's one sneaky insect!
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
1 Dec 19
Yes, I saw some estimates that mentioned that mosquitoes can kill up to a million people each year which is a lot more than snakes but I already knew the casualties they cause but was surprised by the number of snake casualties.
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@dgobucks226 (35633)
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1 Dec 19
@1hopefulman Oh yes, that was a very surprising stat! You can also add Alligators to that list of deadly world killers.
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@samysotelo18 (7744)
• Mexico
26 Nov 19
That's very interesting, I 'm a bit scared of snakes, I respect them
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
26 Nov 19
I found that really frightening! 
I prefer to live in an area where there are no snakes.
I prefer to live in an area where there are no snakes.2 people like this
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
27 Nov 19
@samysotelo18 Do you see many snakes around where you live? I think that in the last 60 years, I may have seen about 4 snakes in this area.
When I was a kid and lived in Italy, I saw many snakes but thankfully I was never bitten by one.
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@May2k8 (18370)
• Indonesia
19 Dec 19
@1hopefulman During the rainy season a number of cobra cubs have been found in some homes and cardboard boxes.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Nov 19
That a rattlesnake, eh! So scary!
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
26 Nov 19
I'm not sure what kind of a snake that is but they are all creepy and scary to me. I would not want to live in an area that has any kind of snakes.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
26 Nov 19
@antonbunot It's hard to believe but what you say is true. 
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Nov 19
@1hopefulman And some people have snakes and boa constrictors as pets! Yikes!
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
30 Nov 19
They don't bark, they just bite and their bite can be deadly.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
29 Nov 19
If I ever chased by a snake then I hope it's an old one as then I might have a chance if I can remember your good advice! 
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
3 Dec 19
Wow, that's sad. Snakes are no danger to Oahu. We have had bouts with lung worm disease from eating not to clean fresh vegetables though.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
3 Dec 19
I'm glad you have no problems with snakes! It is the first I hear on the lungworm infection. We have to make sure our vegetables are clean.
https://health.hawaii.gov/docd/disease_listing/rat-lungworm-angiostrongyliasis/
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
8 Dec 19
@1hopefulman
Very sure to clean veggies and fruits. Diseases are so terrible and scary.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
11 Dec 19
Great! It is the poisonous ones that are a problem. Do you see snakes often in your area?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Dec 19
@Nevena83 Funny that we don't feel about snakes the same way that we feel about rabbits or birds.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
11 Dec 19
@1hopefulman Not often, but in the summer I see a couple of times a snake in my yard.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
28 Nov 19
There's nothing to argue about or pinpoint who is the culprit or to bear the blame for it's the concern of everybody.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
30 Nov 19
@Nakitakona That's what Jesus said. Matthew 12:25 (KJV) 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
29 Nov 19
@1hopefulman That's it. United we stand. Divided we fall.
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
9 Feb 23
We to be careful and watch out for rattle snakes and water moccasins.
