2012 statistics of exotic reptile deaths?

[ball python 22]

Does anybody have any 2012 statistics for deaths caused by exotic reptiles?

[RoseyReps]

According to this,

http://www.bornfreeusa.org/database/...es=R&exocat=HD

2. This is an anti-exotics site I believe, so I'm sure they would record most if not all of the negative stories.

Both of these were venomous deaths. This search was narrowed in year 2012-2012, all US states, "Reptiles" as species (they record bears / circus etc as well)

[RoseyReps]

Interesting, according to this site, since 1990, there have been 20 cases of reptile related deaths in the US. 1 being a 5mo old baby dying from salmonella presumed to be from the pet Iguana, 11 cases were resulting from venomous bites, and 8 were from constrictors.

8 deaths, in 22 years...now lets look at other animal statistics...

[ball python 22]

Thanks for the link.

[reptileexperts]

Side bar - in the last 15 years or so, I believe the majority of deaths by constrictors has taken place in the state of New York, hence their panties in a bundle mentality behind large snakes. I can think of 3 specifically. . .

Here's a link for not deaths but attacks as well documented by our buddies at the HSUS ;-)

http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/...ke-attacks.pdf

[reptileexperts]

Look at May 1, 2011 from the previous link. Hard to believe that people actually get away with these claims.

[RoseyReps]

That has to be the strongest 5ft python in the world. Macho pythons on steroids...pullin 6ft gardeners into bushes and stuff...dang.

[3skulls]

http://www.consumerfreedom.com/2012/...ow-about-hsus/

[devildog_dk]

Kind of like how the "14 ft" boa disabled the feeling in the "experienced" wildlife researcher's hand? That whole article was completely exaggerated beyond belief.

[reptileexperts]

Yeah, or how 90% of these are medically treated python or boa bites. Some of them are real incidents that are tragic - see: Dave McKinney, “Python Suffocates Boy,” Chicago Sun-Times, August 31, 1999, but the rest are just ludicris to say the least. In EMT class they teach you to treat EVERY snake bite as if it was from a venomous snake or a snake that was infected with some disease. If everyone on here filed a dr. report every time they got bit, this list would be ridiculous long. The common thing is its most people who went to the Dr. in order to have evidence for a court case later on (see all the ones that mention suits, etc.).