Quote Originally Posted by C2tcardin View Post
To the OP I would unfriend them! As to answering the question, most of my friends and family have been cool about it and many come over to check them out. For those that are afraid of them I try to find out why but it amazes me how many are just scared but don't have a legitimate reason except for fear.
Then I show them this.
Average Number of Deaths per Year in the U.S
Bee/Wasp 53
Dogs 31
Spider 6.5
Rattlesnake 5.5
Mountain lion 1
Shark 1
Alligator 0.3
Bear 0.5
Scorpion 0.5
Centipede 0.5
Elephant 0.25
Wolf 0.1
Horse 20
Bull 3
Thank you for the data. I agree that people have these irrational fear of snakes because of the exaggerated accounts in folklores and religious texts. Even in the Bible, the serpent is depicted as the representation of evil. I am originally from Nepal, and in those parts of the world the most of the snakes are venomous - like the cobra. That is why people are so scared of them.