On Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 10:49:43 AM UTC-4, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-08-22 18:23, John B. wrote:

Good Lord! Yet another danger our intrepid mountain biker defies.

The facts are that there are between 7,000 and 8,000 reptile bites
annually in the U.S. of which 7 - 12 result in death.
http://www.reptileknowledge.com/how-...-rattlesnakes/


As with bicycle accidents many people make the mistake of only looking
at deaths and ignoring all the cases where "life-altering" aftermath
occurs ...

Yes, and that also applies to the horrible dangers of falling out of chairs.
There's no way to know the terrible toll!

- Frank Krygowski