It's almost inevitable they will confront poisonous snakes. But snakes, especially poisonous snakes in the United States, are generally shy and are generally as scared of you as you are of them. Most of the time, snakes will move to avoid you. In 1989, the most recent year for snakebite statistics worldwide, there were 300,000 reported snakebites. So, even if you are bitten, your odds of surviving are roughly 466 out of 467.
Prevention is the best cure.
Males ages 15 to 30 suffer the most venomous snakebites, and most of them occur on the arms from the hand to elbow. Kane said most of these poisonous snakebites happen in the Southeast and Southwest. The Centers for Disease Control statistics agree with Kane. Even if a poisonous snake bites you, you've got a 50-50 chance that no venom is injected. Rattlesnakes, cottonmouths and copperheads are pit vipers and are the most common poisonous snakes in America.