Name: 美國11種最致命的動物住在哪裡？ (Where The 11 Deadliest Animals In The US Live)
Uploaded: 2020-10-23T18:11:15.000Z
Duration: 4 min 53 s

more than 400 people in the United States each year,

live a lot closer to you then you might think.

住在離你很近的地方，然後你可能會認為。

They're considered one of the most powerful

killing about one person every five to 10 years.

But when it comes to killing, size isn't everything.

但說到殺戮，體型並不是萬能的。

There are more than 70 species of scorpion across the US,

and together they kill an average of one person

But none are more dangerous than the Arizona bark scorpion,

但最危險的莫過於亞利桑那樹皮蠍子。

which lives primarily in Arizona and New Mexico.

它主要生活在亞利桑那州和新墨西哥州。

that produces venom toxic enough to be fatal.

Next up is perhaps the most notorious of killers: sharks.

接下來可能是最臭名昭著的殺手：鯊魚。

Between 2007 and 2018, there were 920 shark attacks

2007年至2018年，共發生920起鯊魚襲擊事件。

worldwide, and more than half of them were in US waters.

在全球範圍內，其中一半以上是在美國水域。

But thankfully, most shark attacks aren't fatal.

但值得慶幸的是，大多數鯊魚的攻擊並不致命。

而且，平均而言，鯊魚殺死美國人

And, actually, there's another water-loving predator

事實上，還有另一種嗜水的食肉動物。

These toothy reptiles range from Texas to North Carolina

這些有牙的爬行動物從德克薩斯到北卡羅來納州都有。

and kill about one person every year and a half,

並在每一年半的時間裡殺死大約一個人。

most famously a young boy who was playing near a pond

最著名的是一個在池塘邊玩耍的小男孩，他的名字叫 "小男孩"。

But even alligators and crocodiles are not as deadly as...

但是，即使是鱷魚和鱷魚，也沒有那麼致命的...

In one color or another, bears range from Alaska

在一個顏色或另一個，熊從阿拉斯加的範圍內

down through much of the forested United States.

They kill about one to two people a year.

他們每年大約會殺死一到兩個人。

And nearly half of all fatal wild bear attacks since 1900

而自1900年以來，所有致命的野熊襲擊事件中，有近一半是由野熊造成的。

occurred in one of these six national parks.

發生在這六個國家公園中的一個。

But even 1,700-pound bears have nothing on spiders,

但即使是1700磅重的熊也對蜘蛛毫無辦法。

which, taken all together, kill around seven people a year.

Most of these deaths are likely linked to just two spiders:

這些死亡事件中，大部分可能只與兩隻蜘蛛有關。

That's because they're the only two spiders in the US

那是因為它們是美國僅有的兩隻蜘蛛。

You can find black widows throughout the US,

你可以在美國各地找到黑寡婦。

These spiders live in basements, abandoned shoes,

這些蜘蛛住在地下室，廢棄的鞋子裡。

And you know what else you can find there?

你知道你還能在那裡找到什麼嗎？

The US has about 20 species of venomous snakes,

它生活在除阿拉斯加以外的每個州。

Copperheads are the most likely to bite you

and live in the southeastern United States.

But you should be most aware of rattlesnakes,

like the eastern and western diamondback,

which are responsible for the most snake-related deaths.

是造成蛇類相關死亡最多的原因。

On average, snakes kill as many as 10 to 15 people a year.

平均來說，蛇每年殺死的人多達10到15人。

here are the states with the highest bite rates

Now, if there's anything scarier than bears,

現在，如果有什麼比熊更可怕，

And about three-quarters of those incidents

and the same goes for the top three animals on our list.

而我們名單上的前三名動物也是如此。

most often from attacks that prove fatal,

最常見的是被證明是致命的攻擊。

and pit bulls are responsible for more than half of them.

而鬥牛犬是其中一半以上的原因。

often by triggering an allergic reaction.

如果被打擾，它們就會蜂擁而至。

and can sting victims more than 1,000 times.

And, last but not least, at the top of our list

最後，但並非最不重要的是，在我們的列表中，最重要的是

Each year, deer cause about 1.3 million car accidents,

每年，鹿造成的車禍約130萬起。

though your risk is much higher in some states,

雖然在某些州你的風險要高得多。

But taken all together, your odds of dying

從任何形式的動物運行中是渺茫的。

And when you compare that to the leading causes

that animals are the least of your worries.