Why are raccoons dangerous?

Answer 1

Raccoons tend to be a hassle to families. A family that have a pet may set their cat food outside in a dish, may find that they have not been feeding their cat, but rather a raccoon that enters in the night. Also they rip into garbage bags making nothing but a mess. There are also many raccoons that are rabid. Those are just a few examples of why people kill raccons.

Answer 2

Raccoons have sharp teeth and caws and will use them if threatened. They can also carry a number of disease, including rabies, that can be transmitted to humans as well as round worms that can cause a fatal disorder that can be picked up by humans from raccoon feces.

Answer 3

People hunt raccoons for several reasons.1.) They want to remove animals that have turned into pests.

2.) They hunt them for food.

3.) They hunt them for their skins.

4.) Some just hunt them for the 'sport' of killing something.

Answer 4

Raccoons primarily kill small prey items such as insects, grubs, earthworms, crayfish, snails, slugs, fish, frogs, snakes, lizards, birds and small mammals such as mice. They may also kill poultry, such as chickens, if they are not secured at night.

Answer 5

For the same reasons most other species fight: for food, mating and territory.

Answer 6

Raccoons are annoying because they tear things up. They are also annoying because they stink and can wreak havoc on your yard and trash.

Answer 7

people once hunted raccoon for its fur and for game

Answer 8

Not normally, but they can be aggressive and may carry rabies.

Answer 9

Although confrontations between adult cats and raccoons are rare, kittens will be eaten by a raccoon.