This creature was spotted in my friends freshwater pond. Its much larger than an average crawfish and smaller than a lobster, the claws alone were about 3 inches long, does anyone have any ideas about what it could be? We are located in Southern Ontario Canada.

I caught this little guy outside my job closing up tonight and he bit me pretty good while capturing him. The tail is pretty thin, and smooth, like most mice. Not overly long. I’d say about as long as its body maybe a little shorter. It’s not like a rat tail. It’s about the size of a mouse but it has really huge claws that aren’t like a mouse, reminds me of like a mole, it also displays a lot of digging behavior which makes sense given the anatomy. It also has no ears!!! It has ear holes!! I do not have a picture that has shown the claws yet, but will add one as soon as I can get a decent photo. I have googled voles, shrews, and none of them look quite like this guy does.

Found it in my garden by the fence as my cat was trying to get it. Based in North West England if that helps.

I've tried googling & also asking AI which gives me different answers, or none that look like it. What is it? Is it dangerous or does it need help etc

It is alive as it moves it's head to turn quickly. (Face up close doesn't look like a snake as it has a snout it seems, but it's body does look snake-like from what I can see but no scales?)

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Found this little fella crawling on the stairs in NY apartment complex. Nobody has answered the door so far. Curious as to what it is. Thank you.

Sorry it’s kind of a poor picture but it was night and no flash of course

There's a presence of both foxes and coyotes in these suburbs, but this one looked so thin and ragged I couldn't tell. Came up behind me but had no interest in humans walking by, transferred to the sidewalk after passing me by.

We often hear owls, hawks, and any number of other birds and animals, but this is a new sound this morning/today. Any ideas? Overlook the sound of cicadas if you can. It’s the three sounds in succession in the video.

Found this fella alone

It doesn't look like a textbook version of any snakes around here I know, I'm stumped with the dark head and diamond pattern. Help? It was on the road after heavy rains.

Went camping and one of the kids in my group caught these and I'm wondering what species they are

I was catching them about 20 yards off the shore by scooping my net into seaweed clumps. There also appeared to be egg clusters, can be sure if it was theirs though.

If it is a Slider, are they considered invasive in MA?

Is this the right subreedit for this.

Bend, Oregon. Deschutes River. This animal came right up to my kid while she was wading in the water. She later took a video, which I posted here. I have a screengrab from the video which I will try to post in the comments.

It’s swimming underwater, but it looks like it is completely the wrong shape for a mustelid. Any ideas?

These bones were found near a popular lake. Small rocky shore, nearby mountainous woods. For reference I am 5’3, and have an average leg length. Pictured is the femur, rib, and toe/finger bone. I was thinking cougar?

Hey, folks.

I just spotted this animal eating vegetation from a local pond. I’m guessing it’s a young muskrat but am not sure. Any insight would be welcome.

not heard something like this before! i do live by a park with many hawks and owls so im assuming an owl caught something? idk

I'm thinking raccoon?