List Of Fatal Alligator Attacks In The United States
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This is a list of fatal
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attacks in the United States in reverse chronological order by decade. All occurred in the
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, where alligators are endemic to
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es. The state of Florida, where most attacks and deaths occur, began keeping records of alligator attacks in 1948.https://www.google.com/books/edition/Beastly_Natures/8OvWAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=florida+1948+alligator+attacks&pg=PA132&printsec=frontcover


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List of fatal bear attacks in North America Fatal bear attacks in North America have occurred in a variety of settings. There have been several in the bears' wilderness habitats involving hikers, hunters, and campers. Brown bear (Ursus arctos), (a subspecies of which are known as grizzl ...
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List of fatal cougar attacks in North America This is a list of known or suspected fatal cougar attacks that occurred in North America by decade in chronological order. The cougar is also commonly known as mountain lion, puma, mountain cat, catamount, or panther. The sub-population in Florida ...
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List of fatal snake bites in the United States This is a list of some people who were fatally bitten by snakes in the United States by decade in reverse chronological order. It is not a comprehensive list. Snake species The United States has about 30 species of venomous snakes, which inclu ...
* List of fatal, unprovoked shark attacks in the United States *
List of wolf attacks in North America There have been few documented and undocumented wolf attacks on humans in North America in comparison to wolf attacks in Eurasia, and few relative to attacks by other larger carnivores. Fatal attacks Below is an amalgamated list of verified, que ...
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Fatal dog attacks in the United States Fatal dog attacks in the United States cause the deaths of about 30-50 people in the US each year, and the number of deaths from dog attacks appears to be increasing. Around 4.5 million Americans are bitten by dogs every year, resulting in the ...


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