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Anyone know conclusively one way or the other if a person has ever been killed by a boa constrictor in the US? If so, where can I find documentation for / against?
Also...# of deaths from burms/retics/rock/anacondas in the US?
I'm working on stats to have in my arsenal if needed.
We are currently up against a ban on constrictors that reach over 8'
THANKS
Dean Alessandrini
VP THE GREATER CINCINNATI HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY
you can check out: http://www.anapsid.org/pdv-boid.html
melissa kaplan is a controversial figure in this industry, and in no way am i associated/associating with her, but she is not the subject of this post. the following info should answer your questions, but the short version is:
her info references a study over a 10 yr period:
deaths caused by boa constrictor, any type: ZERO
deaths caused by retic/burm (total together): 0.4 per year = 4 deaths in 10 years, with at least one or two being infant death resulting from a free roaming snake. i'd check that link and the referenced studies for the actual hard data, but it's a place to start.
also reference www.dogbitelaw.com for interesting canine data.
bc
(following is from her website, www.anapsid.org, verbatim
Human Deaths Caused By Animals
Animal Type
Per Year
Horses1
219
Dogs2
14
Reticulated pythons3
0.3
Burmese pythons3
0.1
Other pythons3
0.0
Boa constrictors3
0.0
Other boas4
0.0
the numbers directly to the right of the species name refer to footnotes on her websites. the deaths caused by each species is the number BELOW the name.
bc
THEY SHOULD BE BANNING AUTOMOBILES INSTEAD!!
Type of Accident
Per Year (avg. 1986-88)
Motor vehicles5
48,411
Firearms5
1464
Drowning during sports/recreation5
1030
Domestic wiring and appliances5
131
cars and horses, i'm tellin' ya!
they're the most dangerous things going at this point....
bc
Contact Tom Hudak.....
Here is his website- scalesandtails.com
He was one of the leaders in NY states fight against the proposed wildlife ban, that got us back the right to keep our boas, and the law was amended to be for only very large animals such as anacondas, Rock pythons, and scrubs etc...
Contact him, as he does alot of work in this area and could help you. Thanks Andy Federico
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