'Raccoons on the run'

Janet Lundquist (NewsMaster) -

What's worse, raccoons act nothing like what is expected from their cuddly, teddy bearlike exterior.

"Raccoons are, they really are vicious," Elwood said. "The skunks, they're very, very docile. You can almost pet one. But raccoons — don't give them a chance or they'll get you."

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Comment #1 wildcard from the swamp -

Oh Yeah, they are nothing like the cute cuddly little guys from cartoons. We had a trio that hung out around my mom's house. She used to put food out for them at night. Then one night one of her cats came into the bedroom just howling, growling and spiiting and led her to the cat food - where all 3 were snacking on the food and scattering the closet trying to get at the bag with the rest. When they saw her they came at her and followed her up the stairs til she grabbed a broom and chased em out of the house. After that she brought the cats in and locked the pet door at night and stopped feeding them hoping they'd go away.

Comment #2 racquel from ok -

you talking about a wild raccoon?? of course.. you try to pet one and they are gonna getcha!

If one appears to be friendly... It was either hand raised.. and someone let it go.. ( still not exactly friendly... unless its still very young)

or... It is sick.

Comment #3 KristinaLovesRaccoons from Indiana -

well you cant really go up to any wild animal and pet it..however if it is a PET raccon they are very nice if you raise them right!

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