<P> The United States has about 20 species of venomous snakes, which include 16 species of rattlesnakes, two species of coral snakes, one species of cottonmouth (or water moccasin), and one species of copperhead . At least one type of venomous snake is found in every state except Alaska and Hawaii . </P> <P> It has been estimated that 7,000--8,000 people per year receive venomous bites in the United States, and about five of those people die . Most fatal bites are attributed to the eastern and western diamondback rattlesnake . Copperheads account for more cases of venomous snake bite than any other North American species; however, their venom is the least toxic, so their bite is seldom fatal . </P> <P> Venomous snakes are distributed unevenly throughout the United States--the vast majority of snake bites occur in warm weather states . States like Florida and Texas have a wide variety and large population of venomous snakes . Bites from venomous snakes are extremely rare in the states near the Canada--US border . Maine, for example, has only one species (timber rattlesnake); they are rarely seen, and then only in the southern part of the state, but the species is likely extinct in Maine, with the last sighting in 1901 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name, age, gender </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Location, comments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daniel Hohs, 31, male </Td> <Td> October 7, 2017 </Td> <Td> Rattlesnake </Td> <Td> Hohs was bitten on the ankle while hiking near Golden, Colorado . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wayne Grooms, 71, male </Td> <Td> June 12, 2016 </Td> <Td> Rattlesnake (likely timber rattlesnake) </Td> <Td> Grooms was in the Santee National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina when a rattlesnake bit his lower left leg . He collapsed and died within 15 minutes . He may have had an undisclosed condition which contributed to the severity of his reaction to the bite . Timber rattlesnakes are the most common in this refuge, but eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are adaptable, could potentially be found on this refuge, and are more likely to cause serious bites than timbers, due to their disposition and venomous potential . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Brock, 60, male </Td> <Td> July 28, 2015 </Td> <Td> Unknown (almost certainly timber rattlesnake) </Td> <Td> Brock was bitten during a religious service at a Pentecostal Church in Jenson, Kentucky . He refused treatment and died in his brother's home . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russell E. Davis, 39, male </Td> <Td> July 19, 2015 </Td> <Td> Timber rattlesnake </Td> <Td> Davis was sitting by a fire at his family's camp in Elk County, Pennsylvania when he was bitten by a rattlesnake . He was taken to a hospital and from there airlifted to a Pittsburgh - area hospital . While in the helicopter, Davis suffered a cardiac arrest and was subsequently pronounced dead upon arrival to the hospital . The cause of death was an anaphylactic reaction from the snake's venom . No autopsy was performed and the death was ruled accidental . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grant Thompson, 18, male </Td> <Td> July 14, 2015 </Td> <Td> Monocled cobra </Td> <Td> Thompson was found unresponsive in his car in a Lowe's store parking lot in North Austin, Texas . He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead . A monocled cobra that he was known to own was missing and was later found dead nearby, having been run over by a car An autopsy was performed and Thompson's death was ruled a suicide . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gilbert De Leon, 37, male </Td> <Td> May 23, 2015 </Td> <Td> Cottonmouth </Td> <Td> De Leon was bitten on each leg while wading in the James River near Nixa, Missouri . After the bite, he did not seek medical attention and died the next day . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Giles, 59, male </Td> <Td> May 20, 2015 </Td> <Td> Unknown, but likely rattlesnake </Td> <Td> Giles, of Watkinsville, Georgia, was bitten while he was alone in Arnoldsville, Georgia . He normally carried a snakebite kit, but did not have it with him this time . He drove to a nearby house to seek help, and collapsed . A timber rattlesnake would have been the normal suspect, but since he was weakened by Lyme disease it could have been a pygmy, cottonmouth, or copperhead . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Timothy Levins, 52, male </Td> <Td> July 8, 2014 </Td> <Td> Copperhead </Td> <Td> While camping at Sam A. Baker State Park in Missouri, Levins walked outside, saw a snake, and brought it to his son's attention . When he picked it up, the snake bit him . Levins walked back into the cabin, washed his hand at the kitchen sink and sat down on the couch . When he became sick, someone from a neighboring cabin came over to help and performed CPR . Levins was later pronounced dead at an area hospital . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brayden Bullard, 4, male </Td> <Td> June 20, 2014 </Td> <Td> Timber rattlesnake </Td> <Td> Bitten while planting watermelons in his backyard in Bryceville, Florida . He was rushed to the hospital, but died 2 weeks later </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamie Coots, 42, male </Td> <Td> Feb 15, 2014 </Td> <Td> Rattlesnake </Td> <Td> Coots was bitten on the right hand during a service at his Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name church in Middlesboro, Kentucky . After the bite, Coots dropped the snakes, but then picked them back up and continued the ceremony . Later, he was driven to his home . When paramedics arrived, his relatives refused medical treatment for him, saying it was inconsistent with his religion . He died at home . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daniel Frank Mitchell, 53, male </Td> <Td> Sept. 20, 2013 </Td> <Td> Rattlesnake (probably eastern diamondback, but possibly timber) </Td> <Td> Salem, Alabama </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ernest Burch, 80, male </Td> <Td> July 2, 2013 </Td> <Td> Timber rattlesnake </Td> <Td> Burch found the snake in his garage in Armuchee, Georgia . Not wanting to kill it, he tried moving it out with a broom but lost his balance, fell on top of the snake, and was bitten on his left arm . He was rushed to the hospital and received eight vials of antivenom, but died 30 hours later . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Believed to be Jack Redmond, male, 70 </Td> <Td> October 2, 2012 </Td> <Td> Unknown </Td> <Td> He was likely killed by one of the 24 venomous snakes he kept in his home in Chesterfield, Virginia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Terry Brown, 50, male </Td> <Td> July 2012 </Td> <Td> Copperhead </Td> <Td> Brown died of a heart attack one day after he was bitten by a copperhead snake while camping on the Current River, Missouri . The coroner's office listed the cause of death as a heart attack, with the snake bite as a contributing factor . Witnesses told investigators that Brown had seen a snake in one of the tents and was trying to remove it when the snake bit him on the right thumb . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark Randall Wolford, 44, male </Td> <Td> May 28, 2012 </Td> <Td> Timber rattlesnake </Td> <Td> Wolford was bitten on the thigh while handling a timber rattlesnake as part of an outdoor religious service at Panther State Forest in McDowell County, West Virginia . Wolford did not initially seek medical treatment for his injury, but was taken to Bluefield Regional Medical Center when his condition began to deteriorate some eight hours later . Wolford was a pastor and often handled his pet snake during church services . Wolford's father, Mack Wolford, died in 1983 under similar circumstances . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aleta Stacy, 56, female </Td> <Td> June 2011 </Td> <Td> presumably Black Mamba </Td> <Td> Found dead in her home in Putnam Co., NY . She illegally kept numerous venomous snakes in her home, one of which was a Black Mamba . Some suspect that her death was a suicide . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark Shaw, 47, male </Td> <Td> April 5, 2011 </Td> <Td> Rattlesnake (probably western diamondback, but possibly timber) </Td> <Td> Shaw was bitten by a rattlesnake he was trying to kill in Bastrop County, Texas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wade Westbrook, 26, male </Td> <Td> January 29, 2011 </Td> <Td> Copperhead </Td> <Td> Westbrook was bitten just above the right elbow while handling a copperhead; he had been attempting to determine the snake's sex . According to witnesses, he "tried to extract the venom with a tool after he was bitten, then he began coughing and vomiting before he collapsed ." Westbrook was pronounced dead on arrival at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee . The cause of death was determined to be "anaphylactic shock as a result of the snake bite ." Westbrook had been bitten previously by a Copperhead, which may have made him hypersensitive to snake venom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Price, 67, male </Td> <Td> October 13, 2010 </Td> <Td> Rattlesnake, probably a Southern Pacific rattlesnake </Td> <Td> Price was bitten above the right ankle while wading across a stream near Cuyamaca Reservoir in Cuyamaca, California . He had been taking part in a study of steelhead trout that was funded by a state Department of Fish and Game grant . According to witnesses, Price "stopped breathing within minutes" of being bitten . The bite marks on his foot were reportedly an inch and a half across . Price was airlifted to Palomar Medical Center, but later died . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peyton Hood, 1, female </Td> <Td> Aug. 11, 2010 </Td> <Td> Western diamondback rattlesnake </Td> <Td> Accidentally stepped on baby Western Diamondback while climbing down ladder at Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas . The snake struck her main artery . She was rushed to the hospital, but died within a few hours . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Yancy, 35, male </Td> <Td> May 9, 2010 </Td> <Td> Rattlesnake (probably western diamondback, but possibly timber) </Td> <Td> Yancy was bitten while pulling up his pants in Smithville, Texas . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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