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How Do You Know if There Are Squirrels Inside Your Home?
Squirrels are cute little rodents which typically live in trees and scurry around outside, collecting nuts and staying out of the way of humans. However, as squirrels look for a nice place to stay for...
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How Do Groundhogs Cause Property Damage?
While groundhogs may look like a cute and cuddly animal, they can in fact cause serious property damage if left unchecked. The animals themselves are not especially aggressive and pose little threat to...
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Are Bats Dangerous to Humans?
Bats are certainly thought to be dangerous to humans, perhaps due to their nocturnal nature, scary appearance and relation to Halloween festivities. It is true that bats pose a certain safety risk for...
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What Are the Most Common Snakes to Find in Maryland?
There are many types of snakes found all across the United States, and the types of individual snakes vary from state-to-state. For example, snakes such as rattlesnakes are commonly found in the...
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How Do Rats Get Inside a Home?
Rats are one of the most common and annoying invasive species which often end up finding their ways into homes, businesses, cars and many other places which they are not welcome in. The small creatures...
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Where Do Foxes Find Food and Live During the Winter?
When wintertime rolls around, many animals use their own unique techniques to seek shelter from the cold weather. Even though some animals venture out into the frozen tundra in search of food, few are...
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Are Opossums Dangerous to Humans and Pets?
Opossums are one of the most unique animals to grace the Maryland area. They are widely known, but rarely seen due to their nocturnal nature, and are hardly happy to socialize with humans, preferring...
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Does Shumaker Animal Control Remove Dogs and Cats?
Shumaker Animal Control provides a wide variety of animal removal services, but dogs and cats are two animals which Shumaker Animal Control will not remove. Those in the Maryland area who are looking...
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Three Ways Squirrels Cause Damage to a Home
Squirrels seem like a small, cute animal which might be nice to have around your property or home. They certainly don’t seem intimidating and will run away if approached by a human, as they are timid...
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What Types of Bats Enter a Home?
It can be a scary and unwelcome experience as a homeowner to stumble across a bat who has taken up shop in your home. While it may be difficult to tell the difference between types of bats from a pure...
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Where Do Raccoons Live?
One of the more mysterious animals which live among humans, raccoons are rarely seen by most people due to their nocturnal habits. And since they fear humans, if caught, they are far more likely to run...
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What Do Rats Do Inside a Home?
Rats are the most common pest or creature in a home, business and restaurants alike, but even when you hear them scurrying around the building, what are they actually doing and why are they doing it?...
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5 Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Foxes
Foxes are Solitary Animals Foxes look a lot like dogs and act a lot like them in many ways, which makes sense as they are related to dogs and wolves. However, one major difference between foxes and...
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What to Expect as Snakes Emerge From Winter Brumation
With the end of winter comes the emergence of many animals who have been sleeping away the cold, dreary months in anticipation of better weather. Snakes are one of those animals, but unlike most who...
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How to Keep Groundhogs Away From Your Home
Groundhogs may have a day in February dedicated to them and their ability to predict the weather, but come spring, few homeowners are happy to see groundhogs around, and for good reason. The animals...
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Are Foxes Dangerous to Humans and Pets?
With spring weather on its way, many animals which hid away for the long and cold winter are finally emerging from their hiding sports and becoming visible again. While foxes do not hibernate during...
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The Dangers of Rats in Restaurants
Nothing angers restaurant-goers more than the potential for unsafe or uncleanly food coming out of a kitchen. After all, when you go to a restaurant, you trust that their safety standards are adequate...
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Five Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Opossums
No offense to opossums, but they aren’t exactly anyone’s favorite animals. While they also aren’t a disliked animal either, opossums aren’t very well known or commonly seen in most places, often due to...
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Are Raccoons Dangerous to Humans and Animals?
Most people don’t see very much of raccoons. The animals are nocturnal and only emerge after sunset and into the dead of the night to find food. More of a scavenger than a predator, the worst...
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Are Blood Sucking Bats Real?
It’s a common movie or TV scene we have all seen, whether in a vampire film or otherwise. Menacing bats come flying in, with the threat that they will bite and suck your blood out. So, are blood...
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