Raccoons have a great many natural predators, but as these have been reduced in the wild, raccoon numbers have exploded.

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Raccoons have also been known to eat fish, clams, crayfish, reptiles, insects, grubs, snails, or earthworms. Basically, their diet is varied and they will do whatever they can to survive.