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To 1 million deaths by mosquito and exponentially more infected by Malaria. Again, it’s just not close, and it’s going to be vastly fewer when you think about r
by jmye 3y ago
To 1 million deaths by mosquito and exponentially more infected by Malaria. Again, it’s just not close, and it’s going to be vastly fewer when you think about rattlesnakes in the US or whatever in Australia.
And, as above, mosquitoes are largely eco-irrelevant. Snakes are not. Anti-venom seems like the better solution.
- chasil 3y agoNotice first the text from the original article: "The World Health Organization estimates that 138,000 people are killed by venomous snakes annually." While that may be irrelevant to you (even in the face of personal affliction), the cost of surviving this interaction is also high: "During that time, he was administered 28 vials of antivenom intravenously at a cost of $3,400 per vial... They are also species-specific, meaning selecting proper antivenom requires knowing which type of snake bit you... As a result, survivors of rattlesnake bites in Southern California, for instance, get a second painful surprise when presented with hospital bills totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars." I applaud you for your willingness to undertake this burden for yourself, but I am afraid that I am not.
- lupusreal 3y agoSince you mention rattlesnakes, you should know that there is only an average of a single rattlesnake fatality a year in America. The issue of medical debt is a problem that should be addressed head on, not indirectly by exterminating snakes which only rarely kill anybody.