I have never felt uncomfortable with humans or animals when hiking/camping save once when, on Cumberland Island, I was walking back from the beach to my camp. A snake lying on the trail, trail on a ridge between 2 swamps full of alligators. trail was about 3 feet above the water level and about a foot wide. I pushed at the snake with a walking pole and he struck at the pole. So I gently prodded until he went into the water.
Two friends told me on another occasion of walking along the same ridge and spotting some baby gators in the water on their right. Then spotting Momma Gator on their left. They departed gratefully posthaste.