I knew when I moved south, I'd have to adjust to a few things. People kept telling me it would be the heat, but I haven't found that to be a problem at all. I like the heat, its a nice change(in the summer), and a
heat index of 105 F doesn't bother me a bit. I think the biggest adjustment is the uncertainty about the bugs and critters. Which ones you can whack, and which ones to stay clear of. Up north, we don't have to many problems with insects, and have a few more problems with bears, wolves, a few mountain lion here and there, etc..
Here, you have to watch yourself with things like spiders, ticks, and snakes. The most common being the ticks, and spiders. Ticks can be bad in tall grass, and carry a lot of diseases, and you have to check yourself over after you go into the woods. Spiders, such as the Brown Recluse are just down right nasty, and you don't wanna ever be bit by one. They seem to like houses and sheds. Other spiders like the black widow can also make you fairly sick.
Snakes are kind of cool. Only seen a couple, but they don't bother anything. Around where I'm at, we only have rat snakes, and copperheads. Very rare to see a rattlesnake, or cottonmouth. Easiest way to identify poisonous from nonpoisonous is to look at the eyes, or the tale. If it has egg shaped eyes, with cat like pupils, or single segmented tales, don't touch. The diamond shaped head can also be an indicator, but not all the time.


Here is a picture of a little budy I found under the lawnmower.
They don't really have any predator animals. Maybe the odd mountain lion, raccoon, or possum, and for them, guns are legal down here, so those are no problem at all. Rumor has it that they are re-introducing black bears about a 30 miles south, but black bears have never been more then a nuisance, and scavengers. Its actually been very interesting, and I'm learning a lot. If I was to describe the place, it like being in Alberta 40 years ago, with different trees.