While driving in very rural Australia years ago I was repeatedly warned to slam on my brakes immediately if I saw a Kangaroo successfully cross the road in front of me.... because it was very likely a herd of Kangaroos was about to follow the first Kangaroo and hitting the following herd could easily be fatal.

Many mining towns also had a pair of employees on snake elimination duty.

Bee stings and deer/elk collisions kill way more than Sharks, but do not bring out the fear.