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I live in MA and am going through a custody battle. I recently went to court and the judge was appalled that I have reptiles in my home with kids. We have leopard geckos, chinese cave geckos, an Iguana, ball pythons, a Cal King, a Hognose, a Dumeril, an Argentine, about 30 Corn Snakes and 4 ball pythons. All you other herpophiles know that these captive born and breed pets are harmless when raised to be handled and well cared for. I have a reptile room in my house with Vision Cages for all. The kids truly love them. I am looking for statistics on animal bites/attacks/fatalities to prove that dogs, ferrets, and other widely accepted "domestic pets" are actually more dangerous than our reptiles. I have spent hours looking online and can't find a source yet. If anyone knows of any information that I can provide to my attorney, I would sincerely appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.

besides national statistics, i would try your local and state animal control agencies on this as well as your local hospital with animal bite stats. Maybe even the animal shelters as far as what species of animals are brought in and or rescued. I bet very rarely if any species of reptiles are involved with any of the above !
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I may be old , cantankerous, crabby, and cynical, but......

There are links to a lot of this type of information on the
Wisconsin Herpetological Society related links page, provided for just this type of purpose. Scroll down the list and select what you need.
Good Luck.
Ed Stone, WHS
Links to CDC and other domestic pet injury info.