Do you kill snakes you find in your yard?

[JohnNJ]

There are 10,000 venomous snake bites in the united states each year. 8 people die. Your odds are pretty good of surviving if you are bitten.

Surviving, yes, but in a lot of pain.

True, sometimes people do experience death from a venomous snake bite, but your odds are much better at dying from some other cause. You are 500 times more likely to die from lightening than a venomous snakebite in the United States.

What are the odds of severe damage to your body from a venemous snake bite? Do the odds go up for children?