Gator vs Police

Glad I am 5 hours away from where this happened. If it was here, it would have been dispatched to me. Alone with the Gator on the highway.

Texas Rat Snake

I was talking to my brother about snakes over the weekend, when he told me he has never seen a Texas Rat Snake. He does not live in Texas. I come across the snakes all the time in the spring and as luck would have it I found this one today. Granted, it is somewhat larger than most of the ones I find. I took theses pictures when I was releasing it back out into the wild.

I did everything I could to educate the person where I picked up the snake that it was not a Rattlesnake, but he never believed me. I even held the snake and showed him it moved like a Rattler but it does not have a rattle. He never changed his mind though.






This one is blurred because I was quickly moving away from him. He was tired of me messing with him and became camera aggressive.

Killer Raccoon

Raccoon
Originally uploaded by cwnannwnonpatrol1

Saturday, Sunday, Monday and thank God I got it away by Tuesday. A man has called into my office 7 times because he and his family were afraid this monster was going to hurt them. I guess I saved the day by picking him up and taking him to a creek area. Now the man and his family are safe... for now.

El Chupacabra

Paladin Has been talking about Coyotes and El Chupacabra. I could not help but share this video that may only be funny to me. It is dumb but so are the so called people who find them only to learn they are a sick Coyote.

Sick Coyote part 2

For more on this guy click this great blog and you can see it on film. One word of caution on the video. Paladin geared it toward education and not a happy ending. If you are looking for a feel good animal movie do not click it but if you want to learn more about the real thing you should check it out for sure.

http://thereluctantpaladin.blogspot.com/2009/08/animal-control-hatcam-injured-coyote.html

Sick Coyote

This poor guy was found today by the other officer I work with. The coyote was sick and could not eat anymore. We work close with wildlife rehabs but this poor guy was past the point to be able to help. It is hard to tell in the picture, but he is mostly bones.

I have always been impressed with the coyotes ability to survive and adopt to its surroundings in the wild,and even in a metropolitan area.

Most of the wildlife with which we share our cities is very adaptable – as is the coyote. They are one of the most adaptable species on the planet. Because they eat a variety of foods which are abundant in our cities, and are opportunistic, they find more then enough food in our cities.

Red-tailed Hawk

Days that I get to deal with raptors I really enjoy. Here is a Red-tailed Hawk we picked up on Wednesday that was hit by a car. It had a broken right wing. Taken to rehab and after the wing heals it will be released.

Just want some Dinner

Some days I just can't decided what to eat. I am glad I do not have to go through what these lions had to go through for a meal. For those of you that have told me you have not seen the clip, I have added it below. It is long but worth a watch. Just when you think it over, watch for the crocodile in the water.