u/SwimmingAmoeba7

Not sure if this is the right sub, but you guys know a lot about death. I found this hairy tailed mole in the middle of a well maintained hiking trail. I thought it was odd it was in the middle of the trail and after watching it for a bit I realized it wasn’t breathing. I took a stick and gently moved it and it was in a state of rigor mortis but otherwise had no visible injuries. Any idea how it might have died in the middle of a trail like this or at the very least whether this is normal to die like this? I hope there’s no source of poisoning nearby as this is a very nature heavy trail.

Hi all. It’s been an exhausting day. Raccoon’s broke into my grandmas house while she was gone and while cleaning we discovered they were very much still there. They are currently (hopefully) isolated to the chimney at the moment.

We had thought they had only ventured in the living room downstairs as that’s where 100% of the mess was but as I was checking up stairs I found prints in the carpet. We aren’t sure if they are from my grandmothers cats (who are isolated in her bed room now) or if the raccoon’s really did come up stairs.

The lat few images are from down stairs and are 100% raccoon for comparison.

Thanks!