10 States with Most Snake Bites in America

Do you live in a place where you don’t have snakes at all? Then, you are lucky. As for me I live in a place where there aren’t snakes at all, and I consider myself very lucky because I am extremely afraid of snakes. According to reports there are about 94,000 deaths that were caused by snakes in the world. You should be most careful between April and September when the weather is warmer and most people choose to spend time outdoors and explore beautiful nature around them. The circumstances prior to the snakebites usually involve attempt of handling the snake rather than the reptile behavior. Insidermonkey experts made a list of 10 states with the most snake bites in America.

We have picked one state from the original list for now: Florida. Despite the fact that one-quarter of snake bites occurred in Florida or Texas, rate for total snake bites and venomous snake bites was not the highest. Rate of snake bites per million in Florida is 187.4. Florida is home to 44 non-venomous and 6 venomous snake species. Since snakes are natural predators, they provide an important role in nature’s ecosystem by controlling the population of other animals in the area. Hot and humid weather in Florida is heaven for snakes. If you are interested which states are home to the most venomous snakes, you can take a look at our list of 10 States with the Most Venomous Snakes in America.

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