What are you talking about? In the world I am sure there are more deaths from wild reptiles than captives. Many 3rd world countries have quite venomous snakes and a lack of the infostructure to treat snake bit victims. Most people who get bit do not survive.

In the US death from a wild snake is pretty slim, most people who are bitten are treated and saved. Death from exotic reptiles were antivenom is not readily available (no necessarily the animal escaped, more the handler was being dumb) happens. Every once in awhile you will see a report of a large python constricting someone too. I wouldn't be surprised if more people in the US died from captives but it is probably close.

Anyways, none of this is from facts, simply speculation.

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