Rio's Olympic golf course is overrun with sloths, crocodiles and the world's largest rodents

A capybara, the world's largest rodent, stands in the bushes on the Rio Olympic golf course, in Rio de Janeiro, on August 3, 2016, ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. A capybara, the world's largest rodent, stands in the bushes on the Rio Olympic golf course, in Rio de Janeiro, on August 3, 2016, ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: JIM WATSON, AFP/Getty Images Photo: JIM WATSON, AFP/Getty Images Image 1 of / 65 Caption Close Rio's Olympic golf course is overrun with sloths, crocodiles and the world's largest rodents 1 / 65 Back to Gallery

The sand traps will be the least of the golfers' worries.

The Golf Channel recently explored the Olympic golf course in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood of Rio, an upscale region nestled on the lakefront. While that makes for a picturesque setting, it also means the grassy slopes are a veritable Noah's Ark of Brazilian wildlife.

Spotted so far on the links are: sloths, caimans, boa constrictors, mico monkeys, burrowing owls and 40 capybaras, the largest rodents in the world.

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The 150-pound rodents are native to South America and no small obstacle.

"They chew down on the grass at night," Mark Johnson, director of international agronomy for the PGA Tour, told The National Post. "There are about 30-40 of them inside the course perimeter, but they live here and we play golf here. We co-exist."

The IOC is keeping five handlers on the course to keep the caimans away during game play. No word on the boa constrictors, but we'd recommend golfers keep an close eye on their footing in the rough.

With that news, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day all have to be feeling pretty good about their decision to skip the Olympics.