NWR Field Notes

Tag: snake removal

  • Whats up with raccoons?

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    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 co-exist (actually blend in) with…

  • Cold Weather Can Bring Unwelcomed Guests

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    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 easy meal when outside, and raccoons will stake out unsecured trash containers even in cold…

  • Python Killing Neighborhood Cats

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    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 someone to get the python…

  • Another feral snake found in Florida

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    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…

  • Closing up the Florida condo for the summer?

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    Jeff Norris
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    If you’re planning to close up the Florida condo for a few months, here are a few things to consider before you leave for home. Two weeks before you leave: Check to see if any prescriptions need to be filled. Cover garage windows. Call Nuisance Wildlife Removal for a FREE inspection. You dont want any…

  • The Snake

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    Jeff Norris
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    I’ve been working in the office here at Nuisance Wildlife for about 6 weeks, (I worked at home for them previously) so I haven’t been around the “real” inner workings of an animal control or nuisance wildlife company before. It has definitely been an eye-opening experience to see what happens behind the scenes. Now I…