Sandoval Back to top Lab offers snake-awareness training Public speaking is the number one fear among people in the United States. Training Center in White Rock. He also said people need to better learn to co-exist with snakes. He also sought to dispel the myth that most snakes are dangerous to humans. Only about 12 to 15 of the approximately 45,000 people who report being bitten by snakes per year actually end up dying as a result, he said.
People are more apt to die from bee stings, lightning strikes and drunk drivers.
For instance, snakes' skin colors change to better blend into whatever environments they are in, he said. Also, some nonvenomous snakes will mimic the sounds and actions of a rattlesnake to get people to leave them alone, Wyant added. He noted that in general, snakes with rounded heads have teeth but no fangs and are nonvenomous, while venomous snakes have heads shaped like a triangle and fangs. But most important, Wyant emphasized what employees should and shouldn't do when they encounter a snake, hear a rattling sound, or worse, get bitten by a snake. Snakes cannot see you when you're standing still because they have very poor stationary vision.