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Originally Posted by rwest

No shortage of squirrels or rabbits around my place in the city. St. Paul MN; maybe more food to be had? Sometimes there will be several in my yard.

The section of bike path I ride frequently has a bunch of black squirrels along it; maybe up to eight. Google says only 1 in 10,000 common grey squirrels are black.

In related observations, I have seen 3 live garter snakes and one red bellied brown snake while riding my bike or walking and 6 or 7 dead ones this summer. It has been years since I have seen a live or dead snake, so I take this as a good sign of a healthy eco system.

Nice, that does seem like a good sign.

My mom in FL has TONS of rabbits in her neighborhood. There aren't many trees around that have nuts, so I've never seen a squirrel, but there are probably some. She also has otters, raptors, the occasional/rare alligator, and I think she's seen a bobcat once.