Lifetime odds of dying from contact with hornets, wasps or bees

1 in 56,789 (Source: Odds of Dying (2003), National Safety Council)

4: Between four and five million people are bitten by dogs every year in the US.

(Source: www.dogbitelaw.com)

5: Five Canadians died as a result of bear attacks in 2005, with three of those fatalities involving black bears and two involving brown bears. (Source: Southeastern Outdoors)

8: About 8,000 venomous snake attacks occur each year in the US, with about 15 people dying as a result. (Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

15: Between 15 and 20 people die each year across the US as a result of dog bites. (Source: www.dogbitelaw.com)

33: According to the US Postal Service, 3,300 letter carriers were bitten by dogs on the job in 2005.

36: Thirty-six cougar attacks were documented across North America between 1991 and 1999. Seven people died in those attacks. (Source: Calgary Herald)”