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If you live on or near water or back up to the golf course you are more likely to come across more dangerous snakes. We have encountered two cotton mouth snakes in our lawn. One was 31/2 foot and the other 2 foot. I have not heard of rattlesnakes in The Villages, but that does not mean they are not out there.

With the water levels depleted in many of the retention ponds the critters are moving throughout the villages for larger sources of water. The alligators have been moving quite a bit as their water hole is depleted because my neighbor insist on watering 5 days a week.

In four years I have only heard of one dog being taken by an alligator and I have not heard of any snake injuries.