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Snake Attacks, Costa Rica
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A National Geographic video of Costa Rica, 'snake capital of the world' and the impact of the deadly Fer de Lance on local people. Uploaded to YouTube April 07, 2007.

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There are over 2,700 species of snake in the world of which around 450 are venomous. Bites from such reptiles are by far the most prolific cause of human death by dangerous animals in the world, with estimates by experts of around 125,000 a year.
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