Not so sunny today in N. Fl. I personally avoid snakes and alligators at all costs. I'm fine with them, so long as they're not near me. I almost wrecked once because an alligator slithered into the road, took a minute to sink in, "was that an alligator?" Backed up just in time to see his tail go off into the woods.
I know a guy who got an iguana stuck in his bike rim and made him wreck!