Six Facts on Hornets and Bees

Odds of winning the lottery: 1 in 135,145,920 (multi-state, mega-millions jackpot)
Lifetime odds of dying from contact with hornets, wasps or bees 1 in 56,789. (Source: Odds of Dying (2003), National Safety Council)

1. Between four and five million people are bitten by dogs every year in the US. (Source: dogbitelaw.com)
2. Five Canadians died as a result of bear attacks in 2005, with three of those fatalities involving black bears and two involving brown bears. (Source: Southeastern Outdoors)
3. About 8,000 venomous snake attacks occur each year in the US, with about 15 people dying as a result. (Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
4. Between 15 and 20 people die each year across the US as a result of dog bites. (Source: dogbitelaw.com)
5. According to the US Postal Service, 3,300 letter carriers were bitten by dogs on the job in 2005.
6. Thirty-six cougar attacks were documented across North America between 1991 and 1999. Seven people died in those attacks. (Source: Calgary Herald)”