Urban Safety Solutions Wildlife Removal and Control

09/09/2018

Life is about change and adventure, so it is with this lead in that I have decided to retire from the wildlife removal business. I want to thank all of my customers and partner businesses that helped me grow and become so succesful in the panhandle. I have met so many wonderful people, and critters, and helping both has been and honor and a privilege. In staying in line with my high ethics I did not want to leave everyone without a reliable wildlife removal company, one that shares my high standards and strict ethics.

So, I am pleased to let everyone know I have found just such a company and have now passed the torch to Charles Hobbs at Coastal Wildlife. Coastal Wildlife is a full service removal and exclusion company. They also belong to the National Wildlife Control Operators Association. Charles can be reached at 850-326-6207. The company website is coastalanimalremoval.com. As you know I never recommend anyone lightly, but I have known Charles over this past year, sending him many jobs when I have been busy or away. I have always been able to count on him. With this I bid everone farewell and best wishes for you and yours. BAYOU also sends his best!

06/21/2018

Two of our Black racers, they are non venomous and very beneficial to our environment. They venture into our homes through open doors or other spaces. They can easily climb stairs as well as items left near homes. Most of the time they will leave on their own, or with the help of a good broom, but please be gentle.

06/13/2018

There's love in the air during spring and early summer, meaning the birds are nesting. I get calls about removing nests and relocating them, well that is a sure death sentence for the young hatchlings. The best thing you can do is leave them alone until they mature and leave the nest, then remove the nest. Unless the nest is in an area that poses a fire threat, outdoor light or power fixtures would be an example. Removing wreaths after the holidays is also another way to help prevent house sparrows and other birds from becoming your tenants.

04/19/2018

Rats can enter your home or business from some of the most least expected places. Once inside they can cause all sorts of mischief. This electrical panel entry point wasnt obvious until I poked around a bit and noted it wasnt installed properly. See the chewing? As an honest business I advised that an electrical contractor should be called, then stood by as the contractor checked the wiring and reinstalled the panel correctly. Once it was given an all clear, I sealed around the box to make sure there wouldn't be anymore unwelcomed guests.

02/25/2018

The early warm up has jump started snake season. This client was alerted by one of her dogs. The family was able to pin the snake down before it got back under their deck so I was able to safely remove it.

01/25/2018

Non venomous snakes are essential to keeping our environment healthy, and yes, keeping us, our children, and pets safe from venomous snakes. Please do not indiscriminately kill snakes. CALL USS WILDLIFE REMOVAL.

12/26/2017

Bats are essential to the environment and are state and federally protected. Please leave the handling and removal of theses remarkable creatures to the experts. This colony decided a gable vent would make a good home. You can see the guano down below.

12/26/2017

Larger wildlife removal businesses generally have a high turnover of employees. They don't invest in proper training for their technicians, as is evident with what this tech from a large company did to a clients house. Weep venting is extremely important and should only be addressed in the proper manner. This was not the proper manner.

09/27/2017

This little guy had beautiful markings and was extremely healthy, but he decided to take up residence in an abandoned Armadillo burrow underneath a homeowners deck, be patient, he eventually realizes he has a new 75 acre home with plenty of water and food.

09/18/2017

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the recent hurricanes as they begin to recover and rebuild. USS Wildlife Removal is currently open and doing evaluations for trapping and exclusion appointments as well as emergency responses for wildlife removal as time allows.

09/07/2017

USS Wildlife Removal will be closed until we can determine friends and family in Irma's path are safe and do not need our assistance. We hope to resume services next week. GOD Bless and please stay safe.

09/06/2017

Alrighty Florida, please, everyone plan and take steps to stay safe with the impending storms. During catastrophic storms the animals, especially the slithering kind, will look for high ground. Please be very vigilant as animal activity will increase. USS Wildlife Removal will not be starting new exclusion contracts until after the storms have passed. We are keeping everyone in the possible storm path in our thoughts and prayers.

08/22/2017

When checking your pool skimmers you will often come across a surprise, such as this juvenile Corn snake, which is a variation of Rat Snake. In this case it's unfortunate this little guy succumbed to the skimmer. He is non venomous, unlike some of his cousins such as the Cottonmouth or Coral which also tend to end up in pool skimmers. You should never open you pool skimmer by hand, always use some type of tool, my favorite is the dutch oven hook, available in the camping section of many stores. Also remember many non venomous snakes, especially juvneiles can often be hard to identify due to similarities. Venomous juvenile snakes are much easier to iD.

08/14/2017

This little guy ended up in a building where there were a lot of people, it's a juvenile evening bat that is capable of flight now. Bats are Federally protected and cannot be excluded between mid April and mid August due to the mating season. But this little guy or gal was able to be legally released and happily flew off.

08/08/2017

07/30/2017

This is a juvenile Water Moccasin(Also called a Cotton Mouth), at this age they are often confused with Copperheads, which are also Venomous. The resident was doing yard work when she noticed her small dog squaring off against this little guy. Juvenile snakes are often more dangerous than their adult counter parts because they haven't learned vemom control yet and are much more likely to inject the venom, where as adult snakes will "sometimes" do what is called a "dry bite" because they realize the subject they are biting is too big to consume,,,,however....you should treat all venomous snakes as is if they will hurt you...Do not handle call USS Wildlife Removal. Do not harass them. If you can safely see them, keep them in view as you call me. They will often move on...USS Wildlife Removal offers habitat modification evaluations to help avoid these confrontations.

07/16/2017

This is one of our native grey foxes. They are being pushed out of their habitat/territories by all of the building that is taking place along the panhandle. The grey is one of our protected animals and is often mistaken for the Red Fox which is considered naturalized but non native. Its very easy for the foxes to become urbanized as they adapt to survive in the ever growing urban sprawl. Please do not approach or feed them, they may be cute but are still wild and are known to be carriers of rabies in some cases.

03/23/2017

This type of chimney is known as a table top, notice the absence of a spark arrestor. At the time of construction it most likely conformed to code, however, this type of unguarded chimeny is a favorite nesting place for all sorts of critters, like squirrels,raccoons, and birds. Below is an example of a custom critter guard designed for this type application.