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A University of Florida study found that snake bites in the state are an understudied but avoidable risk.

Most venomous snake bites in Florida occurred when people, primarily men, intentionally handled the snakes.

Florida is home to six venomous snake species, with the pygmy rattlesnake and cottonmouth being the most common culprits in bites.

Just accept it: If you live in Florida you're eventually going to see a snake slither by.

The good news is that the vast majority of the serpents you are likely to run across are nonvenomous, with fewer than 10 people statewide thought to have died from snake bites in the past 20 years. Countless others have been injured, though, with long-term health consequences, and next to no research into the matter, according to .

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