( CNN ) -- In Florida , one could coin a new term for black bears : Pets . Or maybe : Pests . Some have gotten into the habit , it seems , of visiting neighborhoods there , and on Thursday , one was caught literally hanging around -- in a Daytona Beach man 's hammock . `` He got in the hammock like he was a tourist or something , '' homeowner Vincent James told CNN affiliate WESH . Usually , James is the one lounging on his back in the white rope mesh hanging between two trees . The bear enjoyed the respite enough to savor it . He -- or she -- stayed in the hammock for about 20 minutes , said photographer Rafael Torres , who snapped pictures of the bear from 60 feet away . Torres ' presence did not seem to disturb the wild animal 's repose . Residents say the bear has been scrounging for food in the neighborhood since Wednesday , ripping through garbage cans and knocking down bird feeders . Aw , is n't that cute ? Torres and James may have enjoyed the visit by the large , furry character lumbering among the ranks of chirping birds and foraging squirrels on their lawns , but other Floridians have n't shared their glee . In April , a black bear attacked a woman in her garage and dragged her out onto the driveway . She claimed it was a posse of five bears that roughed her up , but authorities said it was only one . But there was a handful of black bears roaming the neighborhood at the time of the attack , they said . Do n't feed the bears ! Wildlife officials also discourage the warm , fuzzy feeling some residents have for the black bears , pointing to the dangers they pose . Wildlife law enforcement officers arrested an 81-year-old woman from Sebring in February for feeding loads of dog food to bears on her property . She dished out up to 18 bowls at a time to furry bunches gathered in her yard . The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission warned her multiple times to stop , but she would not , for fear the animals would starve without her . Officers were afraid the bears would get hazardously close to humans , and they killed one bear that was frequenting her feedings . Once a bear feels too at home among people , relocating it does n't help , the FWC said back then . It will keep coming back .
Homeowner Vincent James watches a black bear get comfortable in his hammock . A photographer snaps photos while the bear hangs out . Bears often turn up in residential neighborhoods in Florida . Hide Caption