There's a good trade-off to be had...
We have basically NO dangerous critters. No cockroaches, no biting bugs (especially on the beach... nothing *bites*), no gators, no poisonous snakes, no gila monsters... nothing really all that dangerous at all.
Sure... there's the occasional bear or cougar... but they don't bother me and I don't bother them. We have an agreement that way.
Ya didn't mention skeeters. Got skeeters?