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Watch Raccoon Chase Woman and Dog Into House

June 24, 2022   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

A woman and her dog were out for a walk in their Orlando neighborhood when a raccoon suddenly jumped from a tree in her yard and chased after them. According to WSVN.com , the raccoon attacked Nykeria Clark’s Yorkie, Jojo, right in front of their home. “While we were out...

Terrorizing Fox Squirrel Traps Woman in Office Building

February 28, 2022   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

An Indiana woman filmed a hilarious standoff between herself and an aggressive fox squirrel that charged toward her each time she tried to leave her office building. According to DailyMail.com , on February 7, Carrie Hair was the last one remaining at the LeaderOne Financial office in Kokomo, Indiana, where...

US Deaths From Rabies in 2021 Reached Highest Number in a Decade

January 24, 2022   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

In 2021, rabies took the life of five people in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it’s the highest number of deaths from the disease in a decade. According to The New York Times , direct contact with a bat resulted in three of those...

Illinois Man Dies From Rabies After Waking Up With Bat on His Neck

October 8, 2021   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

An 80-year-old Illinois man died from rabies after waking up in bed to discover a bat on his neck a month earlier. The Illinois Department of Public Health says it was the first death due to rabies in the state since 1954. According to mystateline.com , the man was bitten...

Watch: Rabid Raccoons Attack in Two Separate Incidents

July 23, 2021   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

This YouTube video starts out with the written warning, “Do not try this at home.” Hopefully, you’ll never have the need to wrestle a rabid raccoon. But one woman had to do just that to protect the children with her, and it was all caught on video. The woman, who...

Investigators Find Hundreds of Squirrels, Plus Deer, Nutria, and Other Wildlife in Mobile Home

July 9, 2021   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

Authorities arrested two South Carolina women after finding several deer, more than 200 squirrels, a nutria, and other wild animals in their mobile home. Investigators said the squirrels and other mammals were kept in small cages, but some were roaming freely in the double-wide mobile home. “Right now, our number...

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How to Skin and Prepare a Rattlesnake for the Table

March 18, 2021   |  Timber 2 Table Articles

Let me start with a caveat. I hate killing snakes — even the venomous species. I can’t count the times I’ve shared a western Kentucky fishing hole with a cottonmouth, or a woodlot of squirrels with a copperhead. As long as I see them first, it’s all good. Still, venomous...

Aggressive Squirrels Attack Residents of New York City Neighborhood

January 8, 2021   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

Aggressive squirrels have terrorized a Queens, New York, neighborhood, causing some people to fear leaving their homes. Micheline Frederick is still recovering from bite wounds after she was attacked by a squirrel in December 2020. “You hear someone has been bitten by a squirrel, you’re like ‘Okay, you got a...

Video: Dog and Raccoon Fight in Living Room, Knock Over Christmas Tree

December 23, 2020   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

Last Thursday morning, a Florida woman was awoken to something making noise in her Christmas tree. At first, she thought it was a cat but then realized the furry intruder was actually a raccoon. Fortunately for all of us, she filmed the encounter and the chaos that ensued. According to...

Watch Man Hand-Feed 25 Fat Raccoons

November 30, 2020   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

The chubby raccoons in the video above don’t look as though they’ve ever missed a meal, and they have James Blackwood to thank for that. Blackwood, who’s also known as the Raccoon Whisperer to those who watch his YouTube videos, has been feeding wild raccoons for 20 years. He obviously...

Watch Baby Raccoon Free Its Mother From Trap

August 3, 2020   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

A couple of years ago, raccoons wreaked havoc on my screened-in back porch. They tore up cushions, toppled over furniture, and ripped the screen door. So, I set a live trap and waited. Morning after morning, I walked out to discover an empty trap with missing bait. I could never...

Giant Tegu Lizards Invade Georgia

May 25, 2020   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

As if "murder hornets" aren't scary enough, now Georgia residents have another invasive species to worry about. The tegu lizard, a species native to Argentina, has invaded Georgia and is said to pack a potentially dangerous bite. Mark Mandica, founder and executive director of the Amphibian Foundation in Atlanta, said,...

Chicken Killer Is My Name

May 18, 2020   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

Most nicknames are earned. They’re worn as a badge of honor, dishonor or plain old mockery. My most notable hunting handle all started on a youth upland bird hunt sponsored by Quail and Pheasants Forever , where I shot a stocked pheasant hen. Of course, while Kentucky does have native...

4-Year-Old Alabama Boy Bitten by Rattlesnake in Driveway

May 4, 2020   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

A 4-year-old Alabama boy is recovering in the hospital after being bitten by a rattlesnake in his own driveway. The encounter was captured on home security footage , and it reveals just how easily a dangerous snake can go undetected. AL.com reports that Spencer Briggs is in a Huntsville Hospital...

Possible Herpes-Infected Monkeys Invade Florida Coast

March 13, 2020   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

The headline for this story sounds like the title of a low-budget horror movie, but believe it: Monkeys — that could be infected with herpes — are spreading across parts of Florida. According to First Coast News , in recent months there have been numbers of sightings of invasive rhesus...

Mom Tackles Home-Invading Otter

February 14, 2020   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

Moms will do anything to protect their children, including taking on a crazed otter. According to WisTV.com , a mom came to the rescue when an otter attacked her 17-year-old daughter and her dog in their Lakeland, Florida, home. Just before dawn on Tuesday, Feb. 4, Gwyn Ewert, 17, let...

Attack Squirrel Terrorizes Texas Neighborhood

January 27, 2020   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

The idea of an "attack squirrel" is kind of funny. But two women bitten by the squirrel aren't laughing. Residents in Houston's Bridgeland Shores neighborhood said the squirrel started off friendly and playful but has now become aggressive and mean. "We usually don't go outside in the daytime because he...

Squirrel Ransacks Home While Owners Away on Vacation

January 10, 2020   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

An Atlanta couple came home from vacation to discover damage throughout their house. The floors were scratched, the rooms were a mess, the baseboards were chewed up and the kitchen faucet was running. The culprit? A squirrel. Kari and Dustin Drees were visiting family out of town for the holidays...

Porch Pirate Squirrel Caught in the Act

December 27, 2019   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

This time of the year, it's not uncommon for delivered packages to go missing from front porches. It's so common that the thieves have been dubbed Porch Pirates. But those pirates aren't always who you'd expect. A home surveillance camera recently caught footage of a sneaky squirrel grabbing a package...

Boy Pets Rabid Raccoon, Gets Bitten

December 9, 2019   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

Most of us know that petting a sick wild raccoon is a bad idea, but one 15-year-old had to learn that lesson the hard way. According to Fox13.com , Damien Ransom was skateboarding in the Providence neighborhood in Davenport, Florida, when he saw a raccoon on the road. He said...

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