Played a lot of golf when I lived in Louisiana. Green on third hole of one course had a lot of small holes on it, other than the cup. If one happened to swallow your ball, you just let it be and got out a new one as all holes were inhabited by snakes. Fairway on #5 was between two bayous. Gators frequently walked across the fairway from one side to another. Never bothered the locals. They even had names for a few of them. After a year or so I finally got used to their presence.
(We have timber rattlers on one of our local courses )