I haven't worked out exact numbers, but after mentioning how many people in the U.S. are killed by snakes, I like to point out to visitors that they were far more likely to be killed on the highway, driving to the refuge than to ever be killed by any snake.

This seems fairly obvious to most people when they think about it...

Good numbers are hard to come by, but it's generally accepted that somewhere between 100 and 400 people a year are killed by lightning in the U.S. That helps put things in perspective.

Oh, and according to the CDC, in 2007 (latest year with complete data), 940 people choked to death on food and 365 people drowned in their bathtubs...
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