Dangerous animals and more

Saturday's post about the spider had me thinking.  


After Mrs P from QIMP posted this post and this one some time ago which included a lot of deadly animals, and a number of comments from people living overseas about the scary creatures here in Australia, I googled poisonous/dangerous animals in North America.
Guess what I found!  And you lot worry about coming here, I'm pretty sure I'm never going to venture outside any metropolitan center in the U.S.A.  on the off chance I might meet one of these.


Grizzly Bear
Don't try and run from a bear because they will easily catch and dispose of you. Lastly, if the bear does start attacking you, either play dead and protect your neck, or punch him in the nose, one of the bear's few sensitive spots. 

Fatalities: 5-10 per year 

American Black Bear

Fatalities: Few, although they attack humans more than Grizzly bears This was intriguing - does that mean they would rather attack a human than a Grizzly bear or do they attack more humans than Grizzly bears do!!!!!!

Western Diamond Rattlesnake

Watch where you are walking and be attentive. If your hear a rattling sound, that means there's a rattlesnake nearby and it is ready to strike. Keep in mind snakes can extend their bite up to 2/3 their length and are too quick to dodge.

Fatalities: 5-15 per year & over 8,000 snakebites 

Not just one kind of rattlesnake too -

Eastern Diamond Rattlesnake

Timber Rattlesnake

Mojave Rattlesnake

Speckled Rattlesnake

Pygmy Rattlesnake

Massasauga

Sidewinder

Black-tailed Rattlesnake

Tiger Rattlesnake

Panamint Rattlesnake

Banded Rock Rattlesnake

Western Twin Spotted Rattlesnake

Red Diamond Rattlesnake

Prairie Rattlesnake

Grand Canyon Rattlesnake

Arizona Black Rattlesnake

Cottonmouth 

Copperhead - 4 types

Western coral Snake

Eastern Coral Snake

Texas Coral Snake

Fatalities: 5-15 per year & over 8,000 snakebites 

That's at least 24 different poisonous snakes!!!!!!!!!

Mountain Lion

Stand tall, shout loudly, stare at them intensely, and throw rocks at them if you feel threated by a mountain lion. Do not corner, confront them, flee, or play dead because it may stimulate their instinct to chase and attack you. 

Fatalities: 0-5 per year 

Coyote

Same as Mountain Lion

Fatalities: 0-5 per year

Alligator

Don't swim where alligators are suspected to be (bogs and rivers in Florida). 

Fatalities: 0-5 per year 

Great White Shark

Avoid wearing bright colors because it attracts them, and if you are bleeding, exit the water immediately because they can smell blood from miles away. 

Fatalities: 5-15 per year, 50-70 reported attacks 

Bison

They have powerful legs and may start rampantly kicking you, in which case you should try and curl up into the fetal position until it leaves.

Fatalities: Few, although indirectly (car crashes, etc.) they cause 100+ per year 

Deer

Deer had the same comments as Bison -They have powerful legs and may start rampantly kicking you, in which case you should try and curl up into the fetal position until it leaves. What the? I'm not even safe from Bambi, great!

The Black Widow Spider

They inject an especially potent neurotoxin along with their bite. This type of poison blocks nerve impulses to the victim’s muscles, resulting in cramps, muscle, spasms, rigidity, and, in extreme cases, paralysis.

The Brown Recluse

They also enjoy bunking with humans, and have a nasty habit of crawling into clothing as well. Most victims are bitten while dressing or sleeping. In its own way, the brown recluse’s venom is much nastier than that of the the Black Widow. Recluse venom is a necrotic toxin: that is, instead of affecting a victim’s nervous system, it acts directly on the skin and musculature to kill the tissues immediately surrounding the bite. The dead tissues heal very slowly, if at all. 


Gila Monster


One of only two poisonous lizards in the world.

Scorpions

Tarantulas

Puss Moth Caterpillar

Hornets

Wasps

Horse Fly

Ticks - Lyme Disease, 

Skunks

Poison Ivy

Have I missed anything?