If you actually want raccoons...
Aww, aren't they cute?
Posted on 08/06/2017 10:42:32 PM PDT by LibWhacker
If you actually want raccoons...
Aww, aren't they cute?
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They’re very destructive animals. They tore our back porch railing apart looking for termites in the wood. Fortunately they moved on, and we haven’t seen any more for a year or so.
Explains Pelosi.
well at least you don’t have termites now
B. procyonis has become a concern for its potential use as an agent of bioterrorism. The fact that this parasite's eggs are easy to acquire, able to live for years, extremely resistant to many disinfectants and heat, and cause serious infections in humans with poor treatment options could make it a dangerous weapon.[4] Community water supplies are easily susceptible to contamination due to the lack of filtration and treatment methods to get rid of the eggs.[9]
Maybe Flint, Michigan should get their local water chemically analyzed, but by authorities from some state other than Michigan. This would be a devastating way to inflict genocide on a large population if one could figure out how to make the all worms mature very quickly.
My wife and I, together with some neighbors, began feeding the poor feral cats around here several years ago. Then, the coons began showing up and I began to have second thoughts. But suddenly, they all the raccoons disappeared and we didn’t see any for quite a while, months. Now, whenever we see one (on our security cameras), he’s usually not long for this world. I think one of our neighbors may be killing them, and the gentleman’s not going to get any complaints from me! I don’t like to see any animal get hurt, but these things are just too nasty, destructive and unhealthy to have around.
I can’t sleep, and now I have this picture of a 9 inch roundworm to dream about. I think I’m going to just stay up and work..
Too scary, but thanks for posting.
I see live and roadkill raccoons in my part of Tokyo about thirty times a year. There is still quite a suburban population here in the greener areas.
This comment really got to me... How would you like every three tablespoon glob of your brain to be infected by 185 worms? Brrrrrr...
I try to set traps nightly for our yards. I am surprised how many coons, possum, and skunks are roaming our yard at night.
Wow, that is horrifying. Literal brain worms.
I wonder how many cases in humans have been documented?
This was the “featured” disease in an episode of “House” years ago.
Always wash your hands before you eat!!!
I was telling my physician wife about it tonight and finished by saying, "Scary, huh?," to which she replied, "Yes, but there are a lot of scary things like that out there." So I guess a little perspective is in order; there are no doubt thousands of terrible diseases and parasites that we don't want to be exposed to. This is just one. But I still think it's a doozy and don't want any raccoons setting up a latrine in my attic or yard, thank you very much!
I’m guessing at least 200 worms per teaspoon of brain matter!
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