This is a list of human deaths caused by snakebites in the United States by decade in reverse chronological order. These fatalities have been documented through news media, reports, cause-of-death statistics, scientific papers, or other sources.
The United States has about 30 species of venomous snakes, which include 23 species of rattlesnakes, three species of coral snakes, and four species of American moccasins. Although at least one species of venomous snake is found in every state except Hawaii, Maine, and Alaska.
Roughly 7,000âÂÂ8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes each year in the United States, and about five of those people die. Though most fatal bites are attributed to rattlesnakes, the copperhead accounts for more snakebites than any other venomous North American species. Rattlesnake bites are roughly four times as likely to result in serious injury or death as a copperhead bite.
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