Dangerous Animals in your area.....domestic or wild, exempting Humans.

[Batch]

Batch - while I agree with you that here, in the United States, diseases transmitted by mosquitoes are very treatable if detected early enough, the same is not true world wide. The last time I saw numbers - in the US there were (memory is a little fuzzy) around 25 to 35 deaths a year in the US from mosquito borne illnesses. That number approaches 3,000,000 world wide each year.

No disagreement here. I would not even hesitate to say mosquito world wide. No other animal even comes close.

Sourdough asked about our areas though. It poses less of a threat here. Though it far more likely to be encountered than any of the other animals.

[Sourdough]

No, to here. Without humans, we're hunky-dory.

I hear you have RATS that kill & eat large dogs.

[kyratshooter]

I have lost three friends to brown recluse spiders in the past decade.

The toxin of the bite does not kill them immidiately or directly. They have all died from organ damage (kidneys and liver) due to the bites and died 3-5 years after the incident. None of them were ever completely well after the bite. A lot of the mystery problems people come down with are due to undiagnosed BR bites.

[Justin Case]

I have lost three friends to brown recluse spiders in the past decade.

The toxin of the bite does not kill them immidiately or directly. They have all died from organ damage (kidneys and liver) due to the bites and died 3-5 years after the incident. None of them were ever completely well after the bite. A lot of the mystery problems people come down with are due to undiagnosed BR bites.

Is this fact or theory ? I did a quick search and came up with this http://www.bing.com/health/article/h...se+spider+bite

I would be interested in reading about the death rate ,, Just curious

[Batch]

The brown recluse is over diagnosed. That is from everything I have read over the years. Also death is rare. But, mis-diagnosis and treatment might prevent proper medical treatment for other diseases.

[Sourdough]

We have Brown Recluse spiders in this part of Alaska, I don't know how far north they range.

[Erratus Animus]

Lets see: Snakes , black bear, feral dogs, bobcats, mountain lion, coyotes, Gators, Brow recluse or fiddle back spider, black widow, scorpions, africanized bees, mahogany and paper wasp, Mosquitoes - thats our state bird ) and hornets. thats about all I can think of off the top on my head.

[Erratus Animus]

The brown recluse is over diagnosed. That is from everything I have read over the years. Also death is rare. But, mis-diagnosis and treatment might prevent proper medical treatment for other diseases.

Tell that to ppl that are bitten lol better safe than sry

[Rick]

Note to self. When attacked by bear, stand Klickitat next to tree and hand him a stick. Then run like he....

[Rick]

I hear you have RATS that kill & eat large dogs.

Hey! They do in Florida. That Gambian pouched rat weighs in at 9lbs! They are as big as a raccoon.

[Winter]

Down here it's bear and wolves.

[rwc1969]

People see a Coyote around here and they freak and call animal control. The poor critters are more scared of people and hide out for the most part.

In reality we have no dangerous critters here in southern Michigan. We have rattlers, but they are small and do not inhabit places that are likely to be encountered by any but the most wild loving of us.

We have bees and hornets, but they don't bother you if you don't bother them. I'm not allergic, so even if 1 or 20 sting me it's no big deal, and they have stung me many times before, always my fault for not paying attention.

I think this was brought up once before wasn't it?

[klickitat]

Note to self. When attacked by bear, stand Klickitat next to tree and hand him a stick. Then run like he....

I was holding a loaded 12 g. The stick was for banging on the tree that the cubs where in, so as to pizz momma bear off. She charged 4 times to with in 20 yards and as I ran towards her, she would run back down into the brushy draw. Then I would bang on the tree that held her cubs till she charged again.

It was one of the funnest things I have ever done in my life. You know you are alive after something like that!

[klickitat]

there is more to that story and was a lot scarier than I even knew at the time, but did not know it until my buddy on the other side of the draw told me about the second bear that kept charging too. I was surrounded and did not know it. I thought I only had one bear I dealing with, but there was two.

I would do it again if ever given the chance. There is nothing like hunting something that can hunt you back.

[Aurelius95]

There are 6 venomous snakes native to Georgia. 3 rattlers (pygmy, eastern diamond back and timber) and 3 C's (cottonmouth, copperhead, and coral snake). Black Widows and Brown Recluse. Lots of bees, yellow jackets, wasps (not talking about Protestants), and such. Ticks, too.

We have bears, and they seem to be moving into the suburbs, although mostly smaller, and typically afraid. I've seen coyotes, but I'm not necessarily scared of them attacking. Mountain lions and other big cats, but I've never heard of them being in my area of Georgia.

Lots of deer that run straight for our vehicles.

[LowKey]

Yup the suicidal deer are out. And they sure do love that dawn/dusk time of day.

Barring anything rabid, the only thing I can think of up here is the occasional fishercat and the resident black bear. Sure we have coyotes but they only seem to be making a dent in the small dog and stupid cat population (smart cats get away).

And the triple-E mosquitos... They seem to be fairly widespread this year.

[Winnie]

It would have to be uncontrolled Dogs, Ticks, Hornets and Kamikaze Deer.
We only have 3 Snakes and only one is poisonous(bee sting strength)

[Alec_end]

The prize for “The World’s Most Venomous Snake” goes to the Inland Taipan of Australia. Just a single bite from this snake contains enough venom to kill 100 human adults or an army of 250,000 mice. Its venom is at least 200 – 400 times more toxic than a common cobra. The Inland Taipan’s extremely neurotoxic venom can kill an adult human in as little as 45 minutes. next would be probably be the Eastern Brown Snake is the second most venomous land snake in the world after the Inland Taipan.[2] Their venom is very toxic, and can be fatal; even juveniles have caused human fatalities. The venom contains both neurotoxins and blood coagulants.[3] Eastern Brown Snakes are also aggressive. Compared to most snakes that will flee when ever possible, Brown Snakes are much more likely to stand their ground, heightening the danger in an encounter. Without medical treatment, death is highly likely.

[pete lynch]

I would think in my general area, the biggest threat is dogs and bees.

Same here on the Delmarva peninsula.
We do have those whitetail deer who like to jump at on-coming headlights. But that's more dangerous to them most of the time.

[beetlejuicex3]

Mosquitos, ticks, Africanized bees will be here soon, brown recluses, dogs.

Klickitat... Jeebus!