Its coat is full and shaggy and its coloring is gray with shading of tan on its flanks. The heavily furred tail is usually a tan and gray with black rings. Their long slender toes on the front feet give raccoons great dexterity in grasping food, and the larger surfaces on the back feet give it superb agility in climbing for food. Raccoons have earned their infamous nickname, Bandit, first given to them because of their black-masked face. But, you have to remember that we have virtually forced them into the title.
Raccoons live just about everywhere in the wild.
Urbanization and land development have taken a majority of these natural romping grounds away from the raccoon and rather than diminish, these hardy critters decided to adapt and flourish. Consequently, raccoons topple garbage cans, nest in attics, roll back lawns for food, prey upon pond life, and are even intrepid enough to come into our homes. Fasten garbage can lids tightly . Their nimble front feet can make this a difficult task, but some rope or chain should do the trick. To prevent toppled trash cans, place your garbage can in some type of anchored rack, or tie it to the fence .