[WestCoastGal]

"MSM doesn't mention the snake & gator dangers enough to residents. People go back to their homes [in disarray] and many get bitten by a snake hiding under a sofa, in a cabinet, etc. [MSM never mentions this.]"

There was a man on TV yesterday that said in a large hurricane many years ago the deaths were not from wind or flooding but from snake bites. Ick.

[the Deejay]

the deaths were not from wind or flooding but from snake bites. Ick.

Exactly.

People survive the storms, but get bitten by snakes!

MSM just seem to slide over the snake problems.

[Bonafide]

I am interested in the information circulating over the net regarding hurricane related snake bites.

I have seen many references to snake bites creating a greater risk than drowning or being hit by debris.

On another site I visit, someone posted that in a previous hurricane, "bodies floated through the streets, not from drowning, but as a result of snake bites".

After considerable research, I cannot find any definitive information that suggests that snake bites pose a significant risk for death or serious injury.

I think our fear of snakes is much greater than more realistic fears of water, electrocution, etc.