There are a lot of opportunities here to become part of the food
chain.
Not nearly as big as the one in John's link but Mrs.E. came home to
our house in Jupiter, FL one day to find a 4 foot diamond backed
rattle snake coiled up in the entrance to our house.
It's the reason I bought a shotgun.
Also had those "pygmy" rattle snakes usually as nests in brush and
construction debris.