NWR Field Notes

Health Risks of Raccoons Living in Attics
So, you’ve decided an attic restoration is in order, because you own an older home, you’ve recently purchased one that needs a bit of work or the attic has simply been neglected. Suddenly, while you’re in the attic, you come face to face with a set [...]

How I Defeated a Cold Weather Rat Attic Infestation
I was never one to take cold weather rat infestation seriously until I tried to crank my car up one cold morning and it wouldn’t start. I then popped the hood to find a huge rat’s nest and droppings all over the place. The [...]

Noises in Attic
It had always been my dream to be able to drag race professionally, and I was finally on my way. I had assembled the best team that I could ask for, my Mustang was almost ready to go, and I had been able to find a house in Bradenton, minutes [...]

There does not appear to be much anyone can do about coyotes. Guns cannot be fired in residential areas. Poisons are banned. The use of traps is limited.

“These raccoons all had the same symptoms, like lethargy and just kind of walking around during the day.”

People don’t really know they have a bat problem until they see them coming in and out of the house.

If it doesn’t start raining soon, it’s likely residents will see a lot more snakes and other wildlife on the move.

By Kristy Wolski, Reporter
Last Updated: Saturday, August 7, 2010
SAFETY HARBOR –
A day on the job could have been deadly for a group of landscapers on Saturday afternoon.
The group was cutting down a tree at a house on 3rd Street South when killer bees started to swarm.
Anthony Cimillo was one of the landscapers who was attacked.
“The [...]

By Angeeneh Adamian, Reporter
Last Updated: Sunday, August 8, 2010
ST. PETERSBURG –
After a weekend killer bee attack, a beekeeper says Florida may be at the beginning of a dangerous trend.
Rodney Tyoe is a beekeeper who runs his own bee removal business.
On Saturday, Tyoe responded to the scene of a bee attack after more than 50,000 bees [...]

HOLIDAY - A large Boa Constrictor was found hiding in a home gutter Tuesday, giving the man who found it quite a scare.
“I ran!” said Joe Saint Aubin, a longtime lawn man who was cutting the grass at a customer’s home when he spotted the bulging five-foot snake peeking from a drain pipe.
“Nobody lives here. [...]