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[–]RinTimTim 318 points319 points ago

You shouldn't have

[–]Padonogan 626 points627 points ago

Really...Seriously...OP should not have done this

[–]Otzlowe 321 points322 points ago

Downvoting Padonogan? Do you guys not realize that feeding raccoons conditions them to seek humans for food, making them more of a nuisance?

Also, rabies.

[–]Ag-E 144 points145 points ago

I feel rabies should've been the first thing discussed here, given its prevalence in the raccoon population and the high fatality rate.

[–]Otzlowe 63 points64 points ago

True, but most people are probably going to know better than to stick their hands near raccoons. That doesn't stop a raccoon from going through your trash constantly because your neighbors won't stop feeding them, however.

[–]iamplasma 83 points84 points ago

most people are probably going to know better than to stick their hands near raccoons

OP begs to differ...

[–]eatingham 14 points15 points ago

I had no idea...

That comes from Mr. Stupid me. When I was little, I found a dead rat. I felt sorry for it so I picked it up and caressed it. Oh the explosive diarrhoea I had for the next week or so... priceless

[–]Howard_22 43 points44 points ago

We had a raccoon that would come take naps in my dog house on the deck. Cute as a button! Then my dad killed it.

[–]Vault-tecPR 25 points26 points ago

Your dad has my utmost respect. Praise be upon him.

[–]Howard_22 8 points9 points ago

he shot it with a bow, it got stuck to the deck, it tried to chew off the arrow. He let him die a warriors death, long and painful :(

[–]kineo 4 points5 points ago

Wow... brutal. :(

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        [–]moparornocar 46 points47 points ago

        Guy here with a crazy neighbor that left cans of tuna out for raccoons. I fucking hate these things, we've been battling them the whole summer. They are dirty fucking animals. They got in to our attic, our cat and dog got some sort of skin mite. Then found out our neighbor, was ripping open the porch roof, "to let them out of the attic", and trying to lure them out with cans of tuna. I can not wait til my lease is up to get away from these shitty creatures.

        [–]irockguitar 67 points68 points ago

        Shitty creatures = neighbors.

        [–]howerrd 8 points9 points ago

        If it has already found a place to chill for the winter, you're probably going to have a hard time keeping them away. It's likely a mother who has found a place to have her pups.

        If you're renting, call your landlord and have them call animal control. Raccoons in your attic can cause lots of problems, including electrical fires (they strip insulation out of the walls to make bedding, then chew cables because they are evil). Also, their poop has parasites with which you can become infected without even knowing it. They all poop in the same places too ("communal toilets"), increasing your potential risk of infection by several times.

        TL;DR: Your landlord should take care of this--for your physical well-being, and his financial well-being.

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          [–]MoistVirginia 4 points5 points ago

          Raccoon roundworm!

          [–]howerrd 8 points9 points ago

          Baylisascaris procyonis, to be more specific.

          Treatments are effective against the adult worms, but the larvae migrate when they're being attacked. In addition to prolonging the infection, this causes obscene amounts of neurological damage in the host (read: you).

          [–]MoistVirginia 2 points3 points ago

          Yup, gives me the heebie-jeebies. Had a raccoon crap on our deck once, I cleaned it up wearing a surgical mask, thick rubber gloves and boiling hot water. I was not messing around.

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            [–]MrBotany 23 points24 points ago

            Don't forget to donate or run for the cure!

            Michael Scott's Dunder Mifflin Scranton Meredith Palmer Memorial Celebrity Rabies Awareness Pro-Am Fun Run Race For the Cure.

            [–]Madrawn 19 points20 points ago

            Is rabies really a big problem in the USA? Don't you have like 10 days after a bite to go and get the vaccine and everything will be fine?

            I'm from germany and I never even met someone who met someone who got rabies.

            [–]EvilLittleThing 15 points16 points ago

            Definitely. The more you know…

            [Edit: Since you're from Germany, I don't know whether you're familiar with the US version of The Office, but this is a obvious parody PSA from that show. Rabies isn't very common.]

            [–]mikemaca 10 points11 points ago

            I never even met someone who met someone who got rabies.

            Only three people have ever survived an active rabies infection in history, and the first in 2004, so meeting someone who survived rabies is quite rare.

            [–]photoginny 1 point2 points ago

            You never will. Rabies is 100% fatal. Although we have only had 56 US deaths in the past 10 years from rabies, it is still an issue. You can get the IG (retroviral stuff) for two weeks if there was exposure but once symptoms start showing it's too late. The rabies vaccine for humans is a total bitch too. You have to get a series of vaccines. Day 1,7,14,21,28. Seriously. How do I know? There was a bat in my bedroom and the health department said I couldn't prove I wasn't bitten so I had to get shots. We wrote a parody song about the whole thing though... So, not a total loss. And now I am immune to rabies. I think.

            [–]rabblerabble2000 4 points5 points ago

            Sounds like it's time to go pet some raccoons.

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              [–]XS4Me 2 points3 points ago

              Don't you have like 10 days after a bite to go and get the vaccine and everything will be fine?

              I would still think long and hard about exposing myself to rabies. From what I understand, the vaccine is a series of shots deliverd to your tummy. Major ouch time.

              Edit: It seems the vaccine is now deliverable through your arms.

              [–]xCassiopeiAx 4 points5 points ago

              I work with a girl whose friend got rabies. There was a Halloween party, dude dressed up like a zombie, decided to bite this guys face and, well, yeah. Rabies. In Scotland.

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                  [–]thetruegmon 20 points21 points ago

                  Yes, this is a horrible fucking idea. Raccoons are not to be fucked with.

                  [–]I_Pee_Sitting_Up 24 points25 points ago

                  Yes, this is a horrific idea. Raccoons are not to be fucked trifled with.

                  I classed it up for you.

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                    [–]thatdogoverthere 11 points12 points ago

                    It also makes them aggressive, and they will try to kill your pets if they're small enough (cats, small dogs). Raccoons are opportunistic and if they see your cat, they're perfectly happy to kill it for a free meal.

                    We have a family of raccoons that live in our neighbourhood and they have gone so far as to try to climb through our windows to get at our cats.

                    [–]the_sidecarist 2 points3 points ago

                    Yep. One of them ripped out my cat's heart and ate it. Pretty horrific to a ten year old.

                    [–]I_Pee_Sitting_Up 4 points5 points ago

                    Same goes for alligators, only Racoons don't eat your dogs and children.

                    [–]thatdogoverthere 6 points7 points ago

                    Actually they will if the dog is small enough. They're ballsy as shit in a fight and a free meal is a free meal if they spot your little precious.

                    [–]hal68k 7 points8 points ago

                    If they're hungry enough, they will go for domestic cats.

                    [–]I_Pee_Sitting_Up 5 points6 points ago

                    Never knew that. A quick Google confirms your assertion.

                    Dear Reddit, I learned today.

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                        [–]LifeFailure 8 points9 points ago

                        How else do you get them to let their guard down around you enough to have that coon-skin cap you've wanted ever since you did that report on Davy Crockett back in the third grade?

                        [–]HighGuy92 3 points4 points ago

                        True story, Davy Crocket is my great uncle on down the line somewhere, not sure which number he would be though.

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                          [–]Howard_22 2 points3 points ago

                          I don't think rabies is a common as everyone thinks.

                          Wow just as i said this the radio said a woman was attacked by a 35lb beaver that was rabid!

                          [–]ThinkImJustHappy 1 point2 points ago

                          Yeah, but just look at it.

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                            [–]kittytang 25 points26 points ago

                            Can't we all just hug and get along?

                            [–]astazangasta 2 points3 points ago

                            Ah, the old hug-and-strangle.

                            [–]XxXBlOoDKillaXxX 6 points7 points ago

                            Seriously, the more raccoons feel safe going near humans, the more they will go in their trash, the more likely it is that when you go to throw out your trash, you will be greeted by a raccoon cornered in your trash can who will jump yo face.

                            Rabies.

                            [–]deadly_fox 14 points15 points ago

                            Most of us who have been to r/aww already know that. These "cautionary" posts are as predictable as reposts on r/funny.

                            [–]Padonogan 22 points23 points ago

                            Clearly whoever is sticking his hand toward a raccoon offering it food does not know this. Predictable or not, if someone is being a blithering idiot I will call him out on it

                            [–]LifeFailure 6 points7 points ago

                            What if it's his pet/cat's babysitter?

                            [–]Ag-E 5 points6 points ago

                            And damn well they should be predictable, because it's for a fucking good reason!

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                                [–]sydneybahrni 100 points101 points ago

                                I'm sorry, this is cute and all, but feeding raccoons makes them think that ALL people are nice and will give them food. What you are doing is a danger to the animal, and you! Those things are WILD ANIMALS. They will bite you. They also carry many diseases. And that's my rant.

                                [–]mouseknuckle 42 points43 points ago

                                As the park rangers say, "a fed animal is a dead animal".

                                [–]JediMasterSam 27 points28 points ago

                                Yogi Bear begs to differ.

                                [–]SnoopyChicken 25 points26 points ago

                                Yeah but he's smarter than the average bear...

                                [–]BNM21 9 points10 points ago

                                Air tight logic there, my friend. Strong work.

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                                    [–]5plendiferou5 11 points12 points ago

                                    Yes! Then they get too friendly without being tame. A woman in my city was literally mauled by a pack of raccoons that she had been feeding. Stop feeding raccoons.

                                    [–]wha7thmah 10 points11 points ago

                                    I was smoking hookah outside on my college campus about a month ago. Lovely night, sitting in a little garden-like area on a bench. I hear rustling behind me. "Oh its probably just some lame kid; I hope he doesn't come try to talk to me." After a few more seconds of rustling I turn around and see two fucking giant raccoons about ten feet behind me. They were literally the size of medium dogs. And they were staring me straight in the eyeballs. I thought I was gonna spend the night in the hospital. But they just backed off... Very creepily. They arched their backs and slowly walked backwards/sideways at the same time, still staring at me. And for the next ten minutes I would see them still glaring at me from behind a tree. Scary shit.

                                    [–]Stembio 9 points10 points ago

                                    There was a designated smoking gazebo outside my dorm freshman year of college. There was a raccoon who was addicted to nicotine. He would pick the butts out of the ashtray and eat the tobacco out of them. He was fucking terrifying. He usually hung back and waited for the gazebo to clear out if there were a bunch of people, but if you were by yourself at night? He would come right on up and sit a few feet away from you, eating cigarette butts. He tried to steal my pack once, but I snatched it away and scampered.

                                    That raccoon contributed heavily to my quitting smoking. It was too much stress, never knowing if today would be the day he decided to fight me for my cigarettes.

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                                      [–]rebirf 2 points3 points ago

                                      I work at a vet and several people have brought in cats that have just been completely fucked up by raccoons with broken legs, crushed skulls, skin torn off, etc. Raccoons are not something you should hand feed.

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                                        [–]Drunk_uncle_jim 96 points97 points ago

                                        "i have a gift for you as well, Human. Enjoy your plague!"

                                        [–]ultradelete 9 points10 points ago

                                        Yeah...this might explain the high number of rabies cases in my area.

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                                          [–]ToasterTinte 21 points22 points ago

                                          I would also like to have this camera you have there http://imgur.com/ckpEu

                                          [–]KibbzNbitz 97 points98 points ago

                                          http://i.qkme.me/1dfx.jpg

                                          [–]down_vote_magnet 77 points78 points ago

                                          I was thinking this

                                          [–]aakaakaak 27 points28 points ago

                                          I was thinking "OMG! I need to tell Bob, and Steve, and Wendy, and Skippy, and Wilma, and Marcus, and the other Steve, and Tony, and Alex, and etc., and we can have ourselves a garbage can party!"

                                          [–]JediMasterSam 23 points24 points ago

                                          "Wait til my 10 babies hear about this. I wonder if he'll care if we move in upstairs."

                                          [–]HookDragger 6 points7 points ago

                                          "Nah, he won't... lets do it tonight!"

                                          [–]Mtdlovestoswim 15 points16 points ago

                                          Has anyone heard the moth story about the guy who started to feed raccoons dog food every night? Started out with 12 and in two months there were close to 50. When he tried to stop, the raccoons would take pebbles from his driveway and roll them down the windows until he came out to feed them. The story was hilarious, but the situation is not.

                                          [–]KibbzNbitz 18 points19 points ago

                                          What does that story have to do with moths?

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                                            [–]WrathTheSummer 4 points5 points ago

                                            We are on our way!

                                            [–]bigcheze 9 points10 points ago

                                            Those are clearly tanooki and not racoons. You can tell by the balls.

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                                              [–]kakianyx 5 points6 points ago

                                              The raccoon reminds me of this

                                              [–]heyboyhey 0 points1 point ago

                                              I wish this meme was more popular, it's one of my favorites.

                                              [–]SimplySarc 4 points5 points ago

                                              I don't.

                                              I like it, but if it was more popular then it would be over-used and thus be ruined.

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                                                  [–]Padonogan 63 points64 points ago

                                                  You...You don't offer your hand to wild animals! The Darwin Awards might have a new winner in the next few months.

                                                  [–]legumee 36 points37 points ago

                                                  the leather slave cuff will protect

                                                  [–]Abedeus 15 points16 points ago

                                                  If this thing has rabies, weeks.

                                                  [–]itsprobablytrue 21 points22 points ago

                                                  If it has a gun, seconds

                                                  [–]blackedout 15 points16 points ago

                                                  If it has a rabies gun, you're already dead.

                                                  [–]Audioworm 7 points8 points ago

                                                  It depends on the wild animal, some are perfectly safe to do offer food to, others are less so. It just depends on the capability for violence and the diseases they carry. A more important issue is to prevent the conditioning of the animals to seek out humans for food.

                                                  The 'wild' monkeys here in India spend most of their time in the streets or having around the apartments looking for people to give them food, and they can often become aggressive when food is not given to them

                                                  [–]bscoder 3 points4 points ago

                                                  Looks like Darwin's gonna get someone via all that electrical crap situated below the water spigot...

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                                                    [–]Se7en_Sinner 17 points18 points ago

                                                    http://i.imgur.com/BGI81.gif

                                                    [–]down_vote_magnet 3 points4 points ago

                                                    Haha, it's like he's blind, the way he pats around on the couch, feels for the bucket without looking at it, then eats while dropping it everywhere.

                                                    [–]Kazang 3 points4 points ago

                                                    That raccoon is such a messy eater.

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                                                      [–]nater255 30 points31 points ago

                                                      Want to see: after picture from the hospital.

                                                      [–]Arian00 7 points8 points ago

                                                      From r/aww to r/wtf

                                                      [–]jessrey 9 points10 points ago

                                                      /r/awwwtf

                                                      [–]sephirJoeth 3 points4 points ago

                                                      I clicked this hoping it was a real subreddit, and it is!

                                                      [–]smasho3 9 points10 points ago

                                                      Please don't feed wild animals and lead them to believe all humans are good and have no alterier motives

                                                      [–]UberDoogee1 6 points7 points ago

                                                      Not cute. Raccoons can't be trusted. They have creepy little people hands, they wear masks at all times, and they'll drown your dogs if you're not careful. They're nature's bandits.

                                                      [–]DoctorDorian 4 points5 points ago

                                                      They may be bandits, but the only thing that they have been found guilty of stealing is my heart...

                                                      [–]kateesaurus 20 points21 points ago

                                                      gasp

                                                      [–]Kelor 16 points17 points ago

                                                      Biting is a legitimate concern.

                                                      Just look at that raccoon's stance, it's clearly been studying Mike Tyson's boxing style.

                                                      [–]vuxa 25 points26 points ago

                                                      http://i.imgur.com/0s8FT.gif

                                                      [–]Akkarrin 9 points10 points ago

                                                      So appropriate.

                                                      [–]throwaway_yep_yep 5 points6 points ago

                                                      10/10

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                                                        [–]nill0c 15 points16 points ago

                                                        rabies?

                                                        [–]Gnallstaff 3 points4 points ago

                                                        What? No. He's CLEARLY giving it food.

                                                        [–]theycallmealex 2 points3 points ago

                                                        But he may soon RECEIVE rabies

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                                                          [–]Avril14th 4 points5 points ago

                                                          Clearly we haven't heard from OP yet because he died of rabies.

                                                          [–]p13rcingguru 29 points30 points ago

                                                          Did anyone cosider that it could be someone's pet? Some people have pet raccoons. They're frickin' NAUGHTY, though...so adorably naughty...

                                                          Edit - Spelling.

                                                          Edit 2 - I never said having pet raccoons was a good idea, but that doesn't mean people don't do it. People are all telling OP not to approach wild animals, but it could be their pet, or a friend's pet. OP could also work with wild animals at a rescue.

                                                          [–]Brandon_Storm 10 points11 points ago

                                                          Sup?

                                                          This is Vegas, my childhood bro.

                                                          Raccoons get a bad wrap. No bad memories of this guy (or another we had - both found injured) whatsoever.

                                                          I don't like to use anecdotes really, but my aforementioned experience as well as the fact that I am currently in constant contact with feral raccoons and have yet to have an incident (nor has anyone I've known) leads me to believe a lot of people's fears are based on hearsay, speculation and exaggeration.

                                                          Although I'm 100% behind the poster that said you shouldn't teach them that people are friends, since there's a lot of sick people out there who would be all too excited to get a chance to kill a raccoon if it's friendly enough to saunter up to them.

                                                          Let wild animals be wild.

                                                          [–]p13rcingguru 2 points3 points ago

                                                          They don't make the best pets when you don't know what you're getting into. Some people have a fine time with them, but I'm not about to go telling everyone they're all friendly and make good pets, and we are in agreement as far as teaching wild raccoons that people are friends. I know that people hit them with their cars on purpose, and a few times I've heard stories about "coon bashing" around here...I was disgusted. I'm not saying your raccoon was bad...Or that all raccoons are bad. But they are by.no means domesticated, and meant for just anyone. =]

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                                                            [–]aakaakaak 7 points8 points ago

                                                            Women are adorably naughty. Racoons are just the evil bastards of the garbage can world.

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                                                              [–]Isho 10 points11 points ago

                                                              Harry... Harry Potter brought snacks for Raccoony?!

                                                              [–]WacticalTank 3 points4 points ago

                                                              His hands are actually glued to his face.

                                                              [–]VagMaster2000 0 points1 point ago

                                                              This raccoon is either a pet or rabid. It is out during the day, which is odd behaviour for a wild raccoon, and its sitting there really close to the person and posing for the camera, my guess is this raccoon was probably adopted by people as a baby. Either that or this guy is really dumb.

                                                              [–]thatdogoverthere 2 points3 points ago

                                                              Raccoons being comfortable around people in urban settings is not that uncommon, especially in suburbs with enough trees to make nests in. There's plenty of food kicking around in the trash and people don't do much about them, so they get ballsy cause they know no one is going to attack them. If people leave food out for them or hand feed them "cause they're cute" it only makes them more ballsy and more aggressive.

                                                              The ones that live near our house come out all the time in the day and will let you stand 3ft from them. Only time they run is when you chase them or smack them in the ass with a hockey stick.

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                                                                [–]Napalm_Nips 1 point2 points ago

                                                                OP is no longer with us, .02 seconds after the flash went off, friendly little buddy here removed his trachea

                                                                Edit: The family asks in lieu of flowers please send Karma

                                                                [–]NEHOG 3 points4 points ago

                                                                An exterior outlet, inches from a hose bib, with an interior rated wall-wart? WTF? I can only hope that outlet is on a GFIC outlet, but judging from the apparent age of the house, I bet it is not. At least get a new cover plate with a protector that will shield the wall-wart from exposure to the elements.

                                                                I won't get into feeding wild animals, since everyone else is telling you just how stupid that is. Racoons carry rabies and other diseases, and doing this puts both you and others at risk.

                                                                [–]evilkenevil 2 points3 points ago

                                                                OMG-Don't feed the varmin! You really haven't lived until a family of those takes refuge under your deck or presented you a $3k vet bill for attacking your dog. Just wait until it has babies...

                                                                [–]Xvash2 3 points4 points ago

                                                                WE'RE ALL ANIMAL EXPERTS HERE AND WE AGREE THAT THIS WAS A BAD IDEA

                                                                [–]MyDaddyTaughtMeWell 4 points5 points ago

                                                                I love how he's looking at the camera and appears to be tearing up a little. As though he thought you had forgotten his birthday.

                                                                You and I both know that raccoons are wild animals and a nuisance, but this is r/aww and this picture is fucking cute. Thanks for posting.

                                                                [–]shadyrabbits 7 points8 points ago

                                                                Some humans have a rabies vaccine (like me) so that we can work with wildlife. If I had a messed up raccoon that couldn't be released, my options would be to put it down or let it live but not free. Just saying... But otherwise yeah, don't feed wildlife and if you get bite please go to the hospital to be safe. Edit: by "messed up" I do NOT mean rabid.

                                                                [–]smashy_smashy 15 points16 points ago

                                                                Ya, just so you know, I am a microbiologist and the efficacy of the human rabbies vaccine is not anything to write home about. You take any protection you can get, but it absolutely positively does not guarantee immunity. You still need to get a rabies immunoglobulin shot after a bite even though you have the vaccine. And considering the fatality rate of rabbies is effectively 100% once you show symptoms, this isn't something you mess around with. Please please please don't feel like superman just because you have the vaccine, because you are not.

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                                                                  [–]nordicapollo 5 points6 points ago

                                                                  What frightens me most about this picture is all the electronics, so near and under a water faucet.

                                                                  [–]cheffernan 29 points30 points ago

                                                                  Everyone shut the fuck up about rabies. Its cute and this is /r/aww so let's just calm down.

                                                                  [–]ScornMac 3 points4 points ago

                                                                  What started as a seemingly joyous post for karma ends in a cheerful raccoon bringing his friends to trifle through your garden and garbage every morning.

                                                                  [–]podz 2 points3 points ago

                                                                  This makes me smile like :D

                                                                  [–]goreddit_urbutthole 2 points3 points ago

                                                                  OMG! You totally knew!!!

                                                                  [–]I_rate_your_dog 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Nope. 0/10. Would not pet.

                                                                  [–]killtocuretokill 2 points3 points ago

                                                                  Well that made my morning a bit easier.

                                                                  [–]brown_cow 2 points3 points ago

                                                                  You'll have 10 of them to feed tomorrow.

                                                                  [–]Zadnak 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  It's Meeko!

                                                                  [–]MMMMMdericious 6 points7 points ago

                                                                  Reddit: probably the only place where Raccoon's are actually admired

                                                                  [–]I_Am_Vladimir_Putin 9 points10 points ago

                                                                  You don't think they look cute?

                                                                  I understand that they are dangerous,but this doesn't change the fact that they are adorable as fuck.

                                                                  [–]adjustafresh 3 points4 points ago

                                                                  The raccoon doesn't look alive to me. It looks as though it may have paid a visit to the taxidermist prior to this photo (which simply makes the OP a karma whore, rather than someone tempting death via rabies).

                                                                  [–]Sharrakor 3 points4 points ago

                                                                  GUYS GUYS DID YOU KNOW RACCOONS ARE LITERALLY HITLER

                                                                  [–]insanekid66 2 points3 points ago

                                                                  You know the worst part about wearing a bracelet like that is?

                                                                  Telling your parents that you're gay

                                                                  [–]Freshwater_Smelt 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  And this is the last time we see OP, ever.

                                                                  [–]praveenreddit 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Yes! Its for you

                                                                  [–]dubplate 2 points3 points ago

                                                                  Ermahgerd, berskets!

                                                                  [–]VegetableTowelling 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Oooh, I shouldn't really....

                                                                  [–]SuperlativeInsanity 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  The raccoon knew a torture dungeon would have been waiting for him if he had taken the food. Next time, take off the leather wrist band.

                                                                  [–]sexdrugsandwifi 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  I want a Racoon.

                                                                  [–]PainLing 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Does he make puns sometimes ?

                                                                  [–]pxw[!] 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Upvote for having the same Christmas Tree stand

                                                                  [–]Felekin -1 points0 points ago

                                                                  In the latest news, a person has been found dead of what has been seen as a raccoon bite.

                                                                  [–]TheCloudDancer 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Wow, brave!

                                                                  [–]heyfockhead 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Don't feed the fuzzy dog.

                                                                  [–]yankeebayonet 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Oh my god. Rakkins!

                                                                  [–]dubled 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Bad idea. Non lethal discouragement should be used here.

                                                                  [–]Gurubashi 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  I work outside fairly often for a living. I came across a baby racoon one night and thought to myself "Aww, little guy must be hungry." As I was handing him a piece of my fruit, the little guy began to growl and gained a defensive stance. He then lunged at me. So, I just walked away from the critter and learned my lesson that I dodged rabies that night and never again try to feed such a creature.

                                                                  [–]StarshipAI 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Ingest some of his poop to gain brainworms.

                                                                  [–]EmperorSofa 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Racoons are ungrateful little bastards and should be better left alone.

                                                                  [–]RedderNeckanize 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  OP just stuff'n it fur later hurr hurr hurr.

                                                                  [–]julianne1965 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  I love to hate those adorable little bastards.

                                                                  [–]combatunit 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  whatever guys, coolest ever. LOVE THE PIC!

                                                                  [–]catskhiker 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Just creating a future problem for you (or worse) somebody else.

                                                                  [–]HaydnSeek 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Be careful, those fuckers will bite you hard.

                                                                  Source: Family rehabilitates coons to reintroduce to the wild.

                                                                  [–]benbernankenonpareil 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Freaking creepy

                                                                  [–]codemonkey69 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  I'll call you bandit.

                                                                  [–]ReadMyPosts 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  I liked this. Upvote.

                                                                  [–]hilarygelfand 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  I imagine it giggling HAHA

                                                                  [–]roxyroxs -1 points0 points ago

                                                                  Who cares about wabies!? No but seriously, don't feed wild animals. Although, some people have them as pets. Is he your pet OP?

                                                                  [–]empty_your_mind 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Bleh this is like feeding monkeys in Hong Kong. In the beginning everyone was like oooh soo cuute! here have a banana! Now everyone's arming up everytime they go for a hike because the monkeys have become so aggressive and guess who let them get this way? #$*(&@~!!

                                                                  [–]DarfurFonzarelli 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  "That coon has anime eyes" was the first thing I thought... unfortunately can't photoshop.

                                                                  [–]shyphen 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  My brother raises chickens in his backyard (not on a farm, mind you, just a bunch of chickens in his backyard) and he has issues with raccoons sneaking in and killing them. And they don't even hang around long enough to eat them or carry off the dead chicken.

                                                                  [–]Fresh330 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Where's Turtle Man when you need him? Live action!!

                                                                  [–]kriba 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  OMG, I just convulsed with cuteness

                                                                  [–]sequoia123 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  I love being in a country with no rabies...we do have lyssavirus but that only is in bats

                                                                  [–]wonderboy2402 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Don't feed raccoons... The likely already get enough from neighbors feeding their outdoor pets.

                                                                  We had a problem with this in a rural area. One summer night we left our porch door open. Raccoons ripped through our screen door to get into our garbage can in the kitchen. Also had one attack are senile old dog. No real love for raccoons here.

                                                                  [–]MOMFOX 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  not to mention the poop on your deck/porch. very bad

                                                                  [–]TooNu 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  My favourite animal :-)

                                                                  [–]filip12gauge 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  This is the cutest snuggly bastard I've ever seen .

                                                                  [–]stx331 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  That's cool, until it tears your face off.

                                                                  [–]whowilliupvotetoday 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  I saw my first raccoon the other night on top of a garbage bin near my apartment complex. It was huge. I never thought they got that big...

                                                                  [–]jojosodope 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Cannot wait until Guardians of the Galaxy.

                                                                  [–]mikemaca 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Enjoy your rabies pal!

                                                                  [–]PissFuckinDrunk 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Eh, I don't care if you feed it or not. But I DO have a Christmas tree stand in my yard as well.

                                                                  [–]cbtrn 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  One time I was at the parking lot of my gym and the building nearby has a dumpster right near where I parked. I heard some noises by the dumpster as I was leaving. I realized the dumpster had its lid open, as I drove by it, I saw about 12 huge sized raccoons dumpster-diving and as I passed them they gave me a clear " what the fuck you looking at?" look. They were not intimated at all.

                                                                  [–]Cannondale1986 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  I was hoping for less posts about rabies and more posts about the terrible bracelet. :(

                                                                  [–]vabosa182 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  I was gonna say how it's a bad idea to feed a raccoon, but after seeing the picture, you feed that cute motherfucker anything.

                                                                  [–]gkiltz 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  NOT a good idea. This is a WILD animal.

                                                                  [–]flignir 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  ........and........rabies.

                                                                  [–]rockstang 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Thanx! I love fingers!

                                                                  [–]xfiringsquadx 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Dammit, now he's never gonna leave.

                                                                  [–]Moomilkcows 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  The raccoon is just adding saliva to its claws for increased chance of infection, raccoon does not mess around.

                                                                  [–]oumann900 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  You're a brave soul for getting near those damn things. They kill cats like nobodies business :(

                                                                  [–]phil_white 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Wow! I think I'll change my carrer path from burglar to panhandler.

                                                                  [–]toffeeface 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  AAW

                                                                  [–]dassub 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Can they bite though wood? I've built a box out of plywood in the backyard beside the shed to toss garbage into if I run out of room before garbage day..

                                                                  [–]MN13 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  It's cute till it claws your eyes out.

                                                                  [–]Frase 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Hahaha, all "no-feeding-the-wild-animals" aside, that is amazingly cute.

                                                                  [–]Mictasticuck -1 points0 points ago

                                                                  hows that rabies treating you?

                                                                  [–]MikeMagan 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Thank You! The Turtleman is looking for me!

                                                                  [–]lonezomewolf 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  All I can see is the dodgy wiring right next to the water tap. That house is just begging to burn down.

                                                                  [–]jolt2496 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  And in return you can have... RABIES!

                                                                  [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Very cute. Until the critter returns with its entire clan and camps in your yard.

                                                                  [–]kelsmart23 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Can we all shut the fuck up about the rabies and just appreciate the cuteness here? Maybe a collective "Daw" before attacking OP?

                                                                  [–]SkinThatSmokeWagon 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Forget the raccoon. Put the damn Christmas tree stand away.

                                                                  [–]chefman777 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  You...you like my puns?

                                                                  [–]Steve_The_Bandit 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Relevant)

                                                                  [–]marckshark 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  I heard you didn't ask anyone to trace that

                                                                  [–]Tablish 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  /r/raccoons!

                                                                  [–]theonlyalterego 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  suddenly rabies.

                                                                  [–]potatoes-everywhere 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  and then he gave you rabies

                                                                  [–]shredatomic 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Raykins!

                                                                  [–]krcook510 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  I showed by boyfriend this picture and he has officially decided that he wants to start breeding and raising raccoons.

                                                                  [–]therealmarkmatt 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  Did it eat your face?

                                                                  [–]difranco -1 points0 points ago

                                                                  Kill it. Kill it now! Damn things keep trying to get my chickens... I tried to live with but no they had to kill some of my lovely sweet hens.

                                                                  [–]FlippingKids 0 points1 point ago

                                                                  I'm going to be the first to say this, thats a fucking raccoon!! Why are you near it! Unless its a pet then carry on.

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