Don't be scared of those sharks

Does the music from the movie Jaws send chills down your spine? Do you really know your chances of getting attacked by a shark?

Here are the facts. About 80% of sharks species have never even attacked a human. Of the ones that did, it only adds up to about 70-100 attacks each year.

You are 1,100 times more likely to die in a bicycle accident than in a shark attack. Sharks do not look for human flesh. Most shark attacks are provoked attacks, meaning you initiated contact with the sharks or they have mistaken you for a primary prey.

Here is an average per year death chart. Notice where sharks come in:
Deer - 130 Deaths
Dogs - 18 Deaths
Snakes - 15 Deaths
Mountain Lions - 0.6 Deaths
Sharks - 0.4 Deaths

Your odds of a Drowning Death - 1 in 3 million
Your odds of a Shark Attack Death - 1 in 265 million

For more info: www.sharks.com