South Texas Trail Cam Pics

[Nakohe]

You just never know what will show up on a trail cam.







Anyone know what that last one is?? Got me stumped

[DBerrard]

lol a monkey!

[Over&Under]

Looks like a big bobcat to me just by looking at the rump end, but not sure.

Great photos though!

[DBerrard]

Doesnt it look like a japanese snow monkey to you?
It does to me but I guess I don't know  :D

Anyhow, South Texas has had snow monkeys living there since the early 70's so it could be...

and yeah, very cool photos.

[Aeronut]

Looks kinda like a Coati Mundi.  Wish the picture was a little clearer.  Cool pictures.

http://www.desertusa.com/may97/du_coati2.html

Dennis

[T Sunstone]

Looks like a Jaquarundi to me.  Small head and long tail, but the tail you can't see in your picture.  I got a trail camera video of one in s. Texas a couple years ago.
Despite its name, the Jaguarundi, also known as the "Weasel Cat" or "Otter Cat", more closely resembles the Puma than the Jaguar!

The Jaguarundi is one of the few species of wild cat known to exist in North America. The Jaguarundi can be found in scattered areas in Central and South America, and are seen as far north as Texas, United States and parts of Florida. It is postulated that they are related to the Puma, being ancestral brothers to those majestic wild cats. The Jaguarundi hunts both during the day and night, though they are generally most active in the day. Its diet consists mostly of small birds and other small animals such as lizards and snakes. They heavily prefer birds, though, their leaping skills are quite useful when hunting birds. They like living in low elevations, usually near a wooded area or grasslands, where it can pounce easily find food. Thankfully they are not hunted widely for their fur and this protects them from one of the main dangers to many other exotic cats.

Jaguarundis grow to about 30 inches in length and have a tail which extends another 20 inches. They are small cats, and look a lot like otters - low bodies that run close to the ground, with stumpy little legs and sleek, small heads with little flat ears. They are usually a solid color and are known as being one of the only wild cats in existence that lacks stripes, spotting or other marking. They range from soft grey to chocolate brown. Jaguarundi kittens have a few scattered spots that are quickly lost during development.

The Jaguarundi is most common in Central America though it is seen as far south as Paraguay. The Jaguarundi is also not commonly found in the United States but it has been sighted living in parts of Texas, Arizona and Florida. Jaguarundis are listed as endangered by CITES.

[Ray Hammond]

jaguarundi I think as well.

[carparcher]

I got an email w/ those pics and there is one missing of some "travelers" filling up their water jugs in the middle of the night.  It's not just wild animals that have a tough life down there.  Pretty cool pics.  Kind of sad that those javelina can't reach the water!   :(

[bayoulongbowman]

Monster Quest ...a chippacalya...may rome in that area!!!!          

[TxAg]

it's a coati mundi. saw the pics clearer in another thread. like central america's version of the raccoon, only they diurnal instead of nocturnal

[Schultzy]

Originally posted by carparcher:
I got an email w/ those pics and there is one missing of some "travelers" filling up their water jugs in the middle of the night.

I seen that photo your talking about, good old aliens!!  Cool pics though!!

[sidebuster]

What county were the pics taken at?

[bayoulongbowman]

county....WHAT PLANET!!!!!!!!              

[Nakohe]

South Texas from a friend of mines father.

[Red Beastmaster]

A squawsnatch?

[straitera]

The last pic is a coati mundi for sure. They're here but rare & usually further south. So too the mountain lion at the trough. That's too cool. I had to check again to make sure I read Sherman properly. Yep. You ever see a mountain lion there before?

[trashwood]

Is a coati mundi the same thing as a ring tail?  One time I was hunting in Deep South Texas.  I climbed up into a pocket like tree stand.  A ring tail had moved in and claimed the stand.  He/she desided they could whip me to keep their home.  I desided the ring tail was a lot tuffer and more motiavated then I was over the stand.  I went to an open stand.  

rusty

[Mo. Huntin]

I agree with the beastmaster it is a squasnatch for sure.  I can't stop laughing.

[Straitshot]

Although Coatimundis have rings on their tails they are different from the true Ringtail cat that ranges in Texas. Ringtails have retractable claws like cats, thus Ringtail cat. Coatimundi's claws are exposed like a Racoon's.

Coatimundi
   


Texas Ringtail    

[trashwood]

Ah yes that bottom fellow was the fellow in my stand.  Looked to only weigh 4 pounds or so but I don't think he/she knew that    .

dang that red fellow in the top pic looks like he/she could handle their own in a fight too.  

rusty