A homeowner in Florida secretly captured two raccoons comfortably lounging on a flamingo pool float in a backyard swimming pool. Raccoons are strong swimmers and are often drawn to pools during warm weather, especially at night, to cool off or explore new environments.
These animals are highly adaptable and commonly move through residential neighborhoods in Florida while searching for food and water. Inflatable pool floats can provide an easy resting spot, allowing raccoons to stay afloat without much effort.
Another homeowner in Florida captured a candid porch moment when a raccoon became curious about a pair of sunglasses left on an outdoor table. Raccoons are highly intelligent and known for using their front paws to explore unfamiliar objects, often picking them up to inspect texture and movement.
In residential areas across Florida, raccoons frequently visit porches and patios while searching for food or water, and they may investigate everyday items left outside. This behavior is driven by curiosity rather than play, as raccoons rely heavily on touch to understand their surroundings.
Moments like these highlight how wildlife continues to adjust to human spaces, offering a rare look at the playful and curious side of animals living near suburban areas.
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they "seem " like nice little critters. but if one ever get inside you house, it hell to get them out without shooting it.
ReplyDeletethen there is the small matter of them fucking up dogs and cats to get their food. weird fact. if you happen to live trap one of them. you can not drop it off in the state game lands. or a big ass state park. the law, here in PA. states they have to be returned to where you found them. yeah, right. like that is really going to happen. around here. the trick is live trap the damn thing. go to the nearest gun club or sportsman's club and shoot it. bag it and dump in the trash can.
if one gets one of them "tamed" maybe. but most of the wild ones are just a pest that hard as hell to get rid of.
we have 8 outside cats here. they do a GREAT job of keeping other critters away (dead) but we have lost a few to raccoons in the past. BTW, we had the best luck with JIFF marshmellow or whatever it called as bait.
they love that stuff ! and they also travel in small packs a lot of the time. more than a few people have lost dogs or had them badly hurt by these "little critters" I relocate every one of them I can. it not like they running out. for everyone of them you see dead on the road, there are about 20 or more in the woods.
Well our trash panda's are deadly, up to 30-40 percent have rabies.Hopefully this cold will kill'em.
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