http://www.floridawildlifetrapper.com/flnwr_wp Field Notes from the employee's of Nuisance Wildlife Removal Inc. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:09:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've been getting a lot of Raccoon removal jobs lately, as well as attic restoration work. Thats where we have to go in and vacuum out all the contaminated insulation from the attic of a home, scrub down every surface with anti-bacterial enzymes, and then replace the attic insulation with ... http://www.floridawildlifetrapper.com/flnwr_wp/expert-advice/raccoon-droppings-can-be-toxic/ As we've mentioned, the habitable space for raccoons and other wildlife is steadily shrinking, but the raccoon population is burgeoning. That is probably due to, well, an evolution of sorts. Raccoons are on the higher side of the animal intelligence scale, and have learned better than most species how to ... http://www.floridawildlifetrapper.com/flnwr_wp/expert-advice/whats-up-with-raccoons/ Nuisance Wildlife Removal wants to remind everyone that as temperatures drop, wildlife seek shelter in and around people's homes, posing serious risks to personal property and human health. "The winter months are when animals like mice, squirrels, and raccoons seek out sources of heat and food in people's homes, outlying buildings ... http://www.floridawildlifetrapper.com/flnwr_wp/expert-advice/cold-weather-can-bring-unwelcomed-guests/ A Heathrow man who thought he heard raccoons rummaging through his garbage got the scare of his life when a Florida black bear attacked him, he said today. David Amsler, 34, took a golf club with him when he went outside on Sept. 26 to frighten away what he thought were ... http://www.floridawildlifetrapper.com/flnwr_wp/uncategorized/seminole-county-bear-attack/ Threats, disease could trigger run-ins BY JIM WAYMERFuzzy, cute, but tough as nails, a raccoon that feels threatened can rage red in tooth and claw -- as a 74-year Lakeland woman found out earlier this month.     The woman tried to shoo a family of five raccoons away from her patio. But ... http://www.floridawildlifetrapper.com/flnwr_wp/uncategorized/more-raccoons-less-habitat-increase-risk-of-attacks/ People seem to be under the impression that the Everglades are now full of hundreds of snake hunters on airboats randomly catching pythons and other large snakes, then collecting a bounty from the state of Florida. That is not the case at all. Those few who are permitted by the Florida ... http://www.floridawildlifetrapper.com/flnwr_wp/expert-advice/the-laws-concerning-the-florida-python-hunt-can-be-confusing/ PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Homeowners who have dangerous wild pythons slithering around their houses may be stuck with them. While the state is cracking down on wild pythons and, for the first time, allowing hunters to kill the snakes in the Everglades, a Port Orange family is having trouble getting ... http://www.floridawildlifetrapper.com/flnwr_wp/uncategorized/python-killing-neighborhood-cats/ 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 ... http://www.floridawildlifetrapper.com/flnwr_wp/field-notes/another-feral-snake-found-in-florida/ OXFORD, FL - An 8 1/2 foot long Burmese Python escaped from an aquarium during the night, in a home with 3 small children sleeping in their beds. When the owner discovered the snake missing in the morning, two year old Shaiunna Hare had already had the life squeezed from her. In the ... http://www.floridawildlifetrapper.com/flnwr_wp/field-notes/deadly-snake-attack-in-florida/ Every once in a while, we get a call to remove a snake, and when I we get there we find a huge python or boa constrictor. These are considered "domestics", and it is always assumed that they were set loose by some irresponsible owner who could no longer feed ... http://www.floridawildlifetrapper.com/flnwr_wp/field-notes/the-big-snakes-are-moving-in/