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Lol at those who thought this raccoon was "going to attack", what a bunch of snowflakes. I think he could have left it alone and it would not have bothered anyone, I suppose he could have used a fishing net, a pole, just about anything to keep it away from him. It wasn't rabid, it wasn't aggressive, it was scared. He could have easily drove back to the dock with it and found a way to "stay safe"...
Lol at those who thought this raccoon was "going to attack", what a bunch of snowflakes. I think he could have left it alone and it would not have bothered anyone, I suppose he could have used a fishing net, a pole, just about anything to keep it away from him. It wasn't rabid, it wasn't aggressive, it was scared. He could have easily drove back to the dock with it and found a way to "stay safe"...
Some of you are afraid of your own shadow.
Never lived on a farm have you? If a raccoon approaches you in broad daylight, it is usually sick (rabid). They are very vicious and car tear you apart. I have had them tear dogs and cats to pieces simply because they thought they were being bothered. I have had them approach me hissing. Unless they are sick, they normally will avoid people.
As some people with actual experience around them have tried to impart on the posters here that probably have never seen one in the wild, they can be quite dangerous as well as carry some very nasty diseases.
If I felt it was rabid, I'd net it overboard in a heartbeat, you cannot be too careful with that.
Otherwise, I'd probably try to not provoke a confrontation, go about my business from there.
I would have probably just head back to shore, as long as it didn't physically attack and was just upset.
Cornered or trapped animals do tend to get very upset.
The raccoon had successfully hidden itself until this pair of Bozos had gotten themselves 20 miles out to sea. Now assuming they stopped yelling profanities, sat their butts down and turned the boat around and headed for shore perhaps the raccoon would have gone back to its hiding spot, and they could have chased it off when back on shore.
OOOOHHHH, I"M TERRIFIED .... IT MIGHT HAVE RABIES ..... LET ME GET MY PHONE AND PUT IT ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK ,ECT!!!!
Pardon me, but I'm more than a bit skeptical that this guy was as terrified as he claims.
Never lived on a farm have you? If a raccoon approaches you in broad daylight, it is usually sick (rabid). They are very vicious and car tear you apart. I have had them tear dogs and cats to pieces simply because they thought they were being bothered. I have had them approach me hissing. Unless they are sick, they normally will avoid people.
Oh please, I've lived on a farm for years and right here in town I've run across raccoons in my backyard. When they are aggressive it is usually the result of one of two things: Their young nearby or they are rabid. This poor raccoon was just scared to death and showed no aggression.
Not all raccoons are man-eaters.
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