Notes from a wildlife trapper in Southwest Florida.
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Lack of rain puts animals on the move.
If it doesn’t start raining soon, it’s likely residents will see a lot more snakes and other wildlife on the move.
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Man stung by killer bees more than 150 times while trimming a tree
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…
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More Africanized bees have been heading to Fla.
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…
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Raccoon droppings can be toxic
The microscopic eggs that are the infective stage can live in the environment for probably 10 years or more.
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Whats up with raccoons?
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…
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Cold Weather Can Bring Unwelcomed Guests
People with bird feeders are a prime target for all types of nocturnal visitors, and this easy source of food gives them a reason to make themselves at home. Predators like coyotes regard the family dog or cat as an…
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Seminole County Bear Attack
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…
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More raccoons, less habitat increase risk of attacks
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…
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The laws concerning the Florida Python Hunt can be confusing.
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…
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Python Killing Neighborhood Cats
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…