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I am in the early stage moving from NYC and buying a home to raise a family, and my wife and I are looking into Raleigh as one of our choices. I am wondering if anyone could let me know about wild life animals in the area that I need to be aware/concerned about. Is that a non issue?
Could you clarify what you mean? I live in the suburbs of North Raleigh and we get deer from time to time. My only issue is they like to eat my garden. You'll read stories about the occasional snake, but I've never come across one in my yard in my 8 years living here. If you live in more rural areas that might be different though.
In general I find wildlife issues here to be no different than the wildlife issues I dealt with living in the Jersey shore area.
Depends on where you live..We are out a bit near Falls Lake.
Probably the worst thing we have had was a rabid raccoon.
We have copperhead snakes, deer , foxes,
opposums,coyotes that kill cats.. Bats, and flying squirrels in the attic..
But none really cause a problem, we just learn to coexist..
(except the rabid raccoon-he got beheaded & tested by animal control)
We have coyotes and foxes nearby. I've heard packs of coyotes barking/howling at night sometimes. I wouldn't let my pets roam free at night. Tons of frogs and toads. The noise is sometimes very loud in the evening, especially when it's rained alot, like recently. I've only seen a few snakes. A few deer. A strange bird that someone called a Guinea Hen. . . looked like a female turkey, kinda. Quite a few dead opossums, racoons, etc in the road.
At my house in Durham, 1 mile from the west campus of Duke, we have deer, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, possums, many snakes(seen 4 in last 3 weeks-1 HUGE black snake, 2 grey rat snakes and one copperhead), huge cockroaches, frogs, turtles, blue heron, geese, ducks, bats, hawks and a owl. I have SEEN all of those at least once. I am very close to Duke Forest so they wander into the residential area sometimes at night. I havent seen any Bobcats...but they are here. I have seen their scat. I also live next to a pond which attracts all of the above... I have sat on my patio at night in the dark smoking a cigar and deer have come up within 10-15 feet from me. They didnt know I was sitting there. I try to stay as still as possible...but one movement and they bolt like lightning!
I have seen much more 'wildlife' in NYC on St Marks Pl at 2am then I have ever have here!!
I find it funny that there are so many people that post about animals, bugs etc when moving here.
Those things didnt even cross my mind when deciding on a place to move, and I don't mind the occasional gator strolling through my yard.
No gators in Raleigh. I've seen them down at Southport (beach area about 2.5 hours away).
Client of mine that lives in Highland Creek said they got a notice yesterday that someone had seen a black bear and to please keep their kids and pets inside until it was caught!!!
Vicki
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