To say that something can be dangerous is not saying much at all because everything can be dangerous.

Sure, venomous snakes and giant constrictors can be dangerous, but so can sleeping in your bed in your home in the middle of the night. It's all about statistical probability, and there are no statistics that show that keeping venomous snakes or giant constrictors is any more dangerous than the myriad of things we all do everyday, like driving a car, riding a bicycle, playing sports, cooking food, changing a light bulb, etc.

Here are some statistics to consider:

CAUSES OF DEATH IN 2001, comparing human fatalities caused by normal activities to fatal captive exotic animal attacks

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