Raccoons look for easy access into your home where they will make their nest. These nuisance pests are extremely smart and have learned that buildings with garbage cans or dumpsters are great locations to live for their adequate food source. Any weak part of the structure of your home is where they will tear up and chew their way in. They are able to squeeze through the smallest of holes, they can rip open siding with their strong human like hands, and they can chew through wiring with their razor sharp teeth. The damage these pests can do can be in the thousands of dollars. Raccoons just don't cause damage to your home, they can also spread diseases like roundworm and leptospirosis. They'

There was a post that came across my news feed recently, and it was about a two headed copperhead snake found in Northern Virginia. The snake has a dominant head, two tracheas, two esophaguses, but shares the heart and a set of lungs. After reading the article from The Wildlife Center of Virginia, I started thinking what other wildlife animals has been found that are unusual and rare. 1. Giant Coconut Crab live in the region of Indo-Pacific islands known as the robber crab or palm thief get their name from climbing coconut trees to clip off coconuts weigh up to 30 pounds live more than 30 years 2. Geoduck native to the northwest coast of North America and Southwestern Canada weigh over 15 po

A person's home is their sanctuary. It is a place where families come together to eat, talk and enjoy themselves. A place where holidays are festive and a place for out of town family members can lay their head while visiting. However, there is an unwanted nuisance pests that will take up residence in your sanctuary as well. Squirrels can gain access into your home by jumping from a tree limb onto your roof or find a hole as small as a golf ball. Squirrels love to chew. If these nuisance pests locate a hole that is not as big as a golf ball, they can use their razor sharp teeth to rip apart your roof , vinyl siding, soffit or gutters to gain access. The amount of damage squirrels can make is

Getting ready for a hurricane is strenuous. There're supplies that are needed in order to ride the storm out: bottled water, can food, gas for vehicles and generators, wood to board up windows, and the list can go on. Depending the severity of the storm, city/county government can order an evacuation in which will require everyone to pack up and leave. It is hard to leave a home not knowing if the home will withstand the storm. Unfortunately, homes are not the only thing that a devastating storm can destroy. Wildlife animals don't get the storm's forecast nor a mandatory evacuation memo. Some animals can sense a storm coming and flee the area, but many are trapped in the eye of the storm. Th

Have you been awoken in the middle of the night by hearing noises in your attic? You can tell yourself that it's the wind so you can fall back asleep or you can go check it out. There has to be an explanation for the noise that you are hearing: the wind, pipes, paranormal activity or wildlife pests such as squirrels. There are different species of squirrels; however, the Eastern Gray squirrel also known as a Tassel-eared squirrel is the main squirrel seen in our area. Squirrels particularly like to nest in wooded areas, but their habitat is becoming slim due to demolition. New construction is being built which takes away their habitats, so squirrels need to look for new homes that gives them

Fall is right around the corner. Kids are going back to school, the leaves are starting to turn different colors and thunderstorms are cooling the outside temperatures down. As the days get shorter and colder, mice and rats are looking for a home to take up residency. Mice and rats are known for the diseases they carry; however, you wouldn't have thought that they would become a fire hazard for your home as well. You will find many stories of homes burning down and the culprit be wire damage caused by mice. Actually a study was conducted in 2017 which shows the analytical data of causes of house fires from 2010-2014. https://www.gostatewide.net/causes-of-house-fires-in-2017/ As you can see