{"id":1521,"date":"2026-01-25T10:27:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T10:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2026-01-25T10:27:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T10:27:37","slug":"death-by-nature-these-states-are-where-youre-most-likely-to-die-from-an-animal-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1521","title":{"rendered":"Death by nature? These states are where you\u2019re most likely to die from an animal attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a jungle out there, ya\u2019ll!<\/p>\n

Texas tops the list for fatal animal attacks in the United States, according to a recent study which found 1,604 animal-related deaths reported nationwide between 2018 and 2023.<\/p>\n

Of that total, 225 of the fatalities occurred in the Lone Star state,\u00a0according to data from the Centers for Disease Control.<\/a><\/p>\n

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There were 1,604 animal-related deaths reported nationwide between 2018 and 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

California was second in the nation, with 128 such fatalities between 2018 and 2023.<\/p>\n

Florida finished a close third with 112, while Tennessee had 72 deaths, and North Carolina reported 71 fatal animal encounters. New York clocked in with 47.<\/p>\n

Stings from hornets, wasps, and bees represented 31% of all animal-related deaths, with the majority happening in the Midwest, researchers said.<\/p>\n

More than 28% of fatalities were caused by \u201cother mammals,\u201d which weren\u2019t described.<\/p>\n

Dogs were involved in 70, or 26%, of the deaths.<\/p>\n

Dog attacks surged following the pandemic, with the study noting \u201cthe number of households acquiring dogs increased\u201d during the COVID-19 lockdowns.<\/p>\n

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Stings kill more people every year than any other type of animal encounter.sushaaa \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dog bites have surged since the COVID pandemic.Dimid \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More dogs means more bites \u201coccurring at home due to school closures, travel restrictions, and a shift toward working from home,\u201d researchers said.<\/p>\n

Less frequent causes included run-ins with venomous arthropods, like scorpions, snakes, spiders and marine animals.<\/p>\n

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78 people died from scorpion stings in the data collected between 2018 and 2023.vaclav \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Southern U.S. had the highest percentage \u2014 46.8% \u2014 of animal-related deaths, according to the study.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the overall pattern of fatalities has remained relatively stable over time, the post-pandemic increase in fatal dog encounters is concerning and warrants public health attention,\u201d the study suggested, noting attacks in the wild are \u201crare.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a jungle out there, ya\u2019ll! Texas tops the list for fatal animal attacks in the United States, according to a recent study which found 1,604 animal-related deaths reported nationwide between 2018 and 2023. Of that total, 225 of the fatalities occurred in the Lone Star state,\u00a0according to data from the Centers for Disease Control. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1521"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1522,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521\/revisions\/1522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}