Birds flying down the chimney twice, squirrels and rats in the attic for a while when I was younger, a scorpion that one time, and a pretty constant stream of lizards.
Charlie had a little outdoor porch area to protect him from coyotes but the smaller wildlife could get in there and he would go hey, you know what my roommates would really like, a live toad
on the other hand, Florida, so I sort of get it