Here is the list of the top 24 killers of humans by animals world wide. To summarize: 1 - other humans (crime, warfare, car accidents, etc.) 2 - mosquitoes (1 million humans killed worldwide per year) 3 - biting flies (400 thousands) 4 - snakes (50 thousands) 5 - scorpions (5 thousands) 6 - hippos (3 thousands) 7 - crocs (2 thousands) 8 - elephants (5 hundreds) 9 - jellyfish (3 hundreds) 10 - cape buffaloes (2 hundreds) 11 - tigers (hundreds) 12 - deer (120 from car accidents) 13 - domestic dogs (100+) 14 - wolves (100+) 15 - African lions (70) 16 - bees (50) 17 - ants (30) 18 - cows on farms (20) 19 - horses (20) 20 - leopards (15) 21 - sharks (10) 22 - bears (10) 23 - spiders (3 in USA) 24 - bulls (3 in USA) As for myself, I am most at risk from the following: 1 - other humans (crime, warfare, car accidents, etc.) 2 - snakes (50 thousands) 3 - deer (120 from car accidents) 4 - domestic dogs (100+) 5 - bees (50) 6 - bears (10) 7 - spiders (3 in USA) To minimize these dangers I take the following precautions: a - drive carefully and under the speed limit b - don't go into dark alleys c - always armed with several weapons d - wear hiking boots and snake gaiters in the woods and mountains e - stay away from bee swarms f - bring a slug shotgun with me into the woods and mountains g - check for spiders and catch/release them outside with a clear plastic cup. What are YOUR risks? What do YOU do, if anything? In denial? https://list25.com/25-animals-responsible-killing-humans/
I purposefully live in an area primarily free of Human offenders, but do have weaponry as a precaution. My secondary deadly animal would be arachnid and is fairly easy to avoid, but should that scenario occur my wife is an RN so I am not terribly worried.
In Texas, primarily human, though I haven't had any problems since I have 2 large dogs. I don't worry about spiders, the guinea hens take care of them. They are also great watch dogs. I'm not sure if they eat scorpions, but I haven't seen any in a long time. We also had a Mexican free-tailed bat colony installed in the back acreage by the pond. Sure does help with bugs. As for automobile accidents, I drive classic steel body leviathans. Heavan help the modern car that runs into one of these behemoths. I also like the fact that they are easy to work on.
