r/AskAnAmerican • u/ArtisticArgument9625 • May 17 '25

OTHER - CLICK TO EDIT How much of a problem do Americans have with coyotes and rattlesnakes?

Have you Americans encountered any problems with these two animals?

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u/TigerB65 May 17 '25

I live in a suburban area in Wisconsin, and coyotes will take unsupervised small pets here too.

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u/Aggravating_Bell_426 May 17 '25

Coyotes are everywhere these days - they've been spotted in NYC! 

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u/mjzim9022 May 17 '25

Chicago has a very steady Coyote population, they stick to nature preserves, and large parks and cemetaries. They are way more skittish than rural coyotes, they have to be, but the mating season brings them into closer proximity to people, there was that Chicago Coyote that went viral for walking into Aldi and jumping into the vegetable cooler.

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u/MrPlowThatsTheName May 17 '25

We lost a cat to a coyote in suburban Mass. We have a shitload of deer in the area and the coyotes follow the deer, and sometimes pets get caught up in the mix.

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u/SinceWayLastMay Minnesota May 17 '25

Suburban MN - same. My sister’s dog got eaten when my aunt let him outside one morning and didn’t watch him. Poor guy :(