When I visited my sister in NC, she told me about the black widow spider nest in the corner of the backyard. She said that the field in back of the house was full of them. I saw the nest area with six or seven spiders in it. When we visited the Battleship North Carolina, there was an alligator in the water near the ship. She asked if I would consider moving to NC. After thinking about alligators, Eastern Diamondback rattlesnakes, spiders, killer bees, & hurricanes, I said "I don't think so, Sis!" I don't know where your "south" is, but I bet you have plenty of hazards to contend with.