55 things about America you may not know

[OwlHoot]

The Vatican has been spreading trouser snake worship worldwide for decades.

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[doodab]

I think the US is also pretty much the only country where snake handling is a religion?

The Vatican has been spreading trouser snake worship worldwide for decades.

[MyUserName]

I think the US is also pretty much the only country where snake handling is a religion?

[OwlHoot]

I did a quick Google, and basically the number of snake bite deaths in the US is negligible, just as I thought:

Venomous Snake FAQs

The chances of dying from a venomous snakebite in the United States is nearly zero, because we have available, high-quality medical care in the U.S. Fewer than one in 37,500 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the U.S. each year (7-8,000 bites per year), and only one in 50 million people will die from snakebite (5-6 fatalities per year). ..

Looks like you're more likely to die there tripping over your shoelaces and banging your head

Meanwhile in India:

Snake bites kill 46,000 people annually ..

Just goes to show, one shouldn't believe everything one reads on Zero Hedge

[shaunbhoy]

Skimming through an article 55 things about America you may not know, the most surprising was that there are more "deaths by reptile" there than anywhere else.

I read somwhere that 10s of thousands of people are killed by snake bites each year in India for example. So how the heck can so many more Americans die? I mean how many Americans are at serious risk of being bitten by venomous snakes, and how slow and dull-witted must you be to be caught and killed by an alligator?

Of course, one possible explanation is that the statistic is bollox!

Many people still view Dubya as being a loathsome spotted reptile..........if that helps.....just saying....

[Gittins Gal]

Skimming through an article 55 things about America you may not know, the most surprising was that there are more "deaths by reptile" there than anywhere else.

I read somwhere that 10s of thousands of people are killed by snake bites each year in India for example. So how the heck can so many more Americans die? I mean how many Americans are at serious risk of being bitten by venomous snakes, and how slow and dull-witted must you be to be caught and killed by an alligator?

Of course, one possible explanation is that the statistic is bollox!

Hmmm... inneresting.

I don't profess to know the reason for this bit let me throw something into the mix.

In the Southern States (and maybe elsewhere too) there is a snake called a water moccassin. It is the worlds only semiaquatic viper and can be found near, around and in water; including the sea.

So the little buggers are everywhere, basically.

[doodab]

Skimming through an article 55 things about America you may not know, the most surprising was that there are more "deaths by reptile" there than anywhere else.

I read somwhere that 10s of thousands of people are killed by snake bites each year in India for example. So how the heck can so many more Americans die? I mean how many Americans are at serious risk of being bitten by venomous snakes, and how slow and dull-witted must you be to be caught and killed by an alligator?

Of course, one possible explanation is that the statistic is bollox!

Is it per head of population? India has a lot of people and americans keep a lot of pet snakes, so per head i'd say it was believeable.

Or it may, as you say, be utter bollocks:

http://www.toxinology.org/GSI-epidemiology2.htm

Unless they blame all the shootings on a conspiracy involving giant lizard people

[OwlHoot]

Skimming through an article 55 things about America you may not know, the most surprising was that there are more "deaths by reptile" there than anywhere else.

I read somwhere that 10s of thousands of people are killed by snake bites each year in India for example. So how the heck can so many more Americans die? I mean how many Americans are at serious risk of being bitten by venomous snakes, and how slow and dull-witted must you be to be caught and killed by an alligator?

Of course, one possible explanation is that the statistic is bollox!