Worth pointing out that short of brown bears and wolves, the stuff we have in the US is pretty tame. Going from memory, feel free to correct: - Tons of snak

Worth pointing out that short of brown bears and wolves, the stuff we have in the US is pretty tame. Going from memory, feel free to correct: - Tons of snakes that will ruin your day (and probably week/month), but most of them have high survival rates and anti-venom. I was shocked to find they're often survivable without treatment? We're running out of anti-venom for coral snakes (interestingly they're basically cobras), but they're famously docile and have a weak bite. - Two dangerous spiders, but both fairly treatable with medical attention. Though brown recluse bites that progress can be pretty scary - Alligators are surprisingly non-dangerous, if not fed, or intentionally interacted with. They'll walk right past you, and want nothing to do with people - Big cats aren't too common and tend to avoid people; but I guess they've been seeing a few more attacks out west So it's mostly just bears. Actually, contrary to popular knowledge, black bears kill quite a few people. They can become predatory. Brown bears are obviously scary. I think it's also a myth that you should always play dead... you have to really understand bear behavior to know what to do. Australia has crocs that seriously hunt people, and fight them over territory. Plus snakes that are super deadly. I guess almost all venomous spiders are less of a big deal than I was lead to believe growing up and usually not fatal, even without medical attention... but you wouldn't want to get bit by a funnel web.