a LOT of folks fear BEARS, SHARKS< Snakes and so on
its not that uncommon for folks to think the worse when they think of these critters
when the truth be told, odds of a conflict are super rare
sort of comes back to the old saying " knowledge is power,"
as those that know real info on these animals, knows the odds are low, in MOST places

BUT there are legit places where conflicts between humans and these species are way higher, so it doesn't always just be a scary world as to just a HIGH risk place
and anyone going into these places should know before they go and take proper precautions,
but even still, fear is never a good way to view any critter!