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<h2 class="subhead">All manner of living things are on the move in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.</h2>
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<html><body><p>The unprecedented and unrelenting rains set in motion by Hurricane Harvey are displacing tens of thousands of Texas residents, including the wild animals that call the Lone Star state home. All across social media, reports are popping up about everything from floating carpets of fire ants to swimming snakes, alligators in backyards and plenty of orphaned squirrels.
</p><p>And some of them are easier to help (or move) than others.
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<html><body><p>"The advice I would give people now is the same advice I usually give: A little common sense goes a long way," David Steen, a reptile expert and assistant research professor at the Auburn University Museum of Natural History, <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-hurricane-harvey-animals-20170828-story.html">told the Washington Post</a>. "Be conscious of where you put your hands and feet and do not try to mess with animals," he said. "Getting in a fight with you is really low on the list of a snake or alligator's priorities right now. They're trying to get through the storm, too."
</p><p>Here's a sampling of posts focused on wildlife displaced by Harvey:
</p><p><html><body><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Wildlife Center of Texas has taken in 60 wild baby animals, mostly squirrels because of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harvey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Harvey</a> and expecting many more. <a href="https://twitter.com/KPRC2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kprc2</a> <a href="https://t.co/x3en7FmccX">pic.twitter.com/x3en7FmccX</a></p>— Allen Reid (@Allen_Reid) <a href="https://twitter.com/Allen_Reid/status/901921045694820353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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</body></html></p><p><html><body><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Even Our Wildlife Are Trying to Survive Harvey ‼️👍 Prayers To All Victims‼️🙌 <a href="https://t.co/EAXvWXlI1y">pic.twitter.com/EAXvWXlI1y</a></p>— Deborah 👠 (@deborahjuanita4) <a href="https://twitter.com/deborahjuanita4/status/902288561847894020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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</body></html></p><p>Using wily survival skills, fire ants band together to <a href="https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/amazing-antics-ants" target="_blank">form floating rafts</a>. One not-so-lucky layer of ants forms the base, locking together tightly enough to form a water-tight seal that's amazingly hard to sink. Fire ants can assemble themselves like this in as little as 100 seconds, and if necessary, they can remain in this raft formation for weeks until floodwaters subside.
</p><p><html><body><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Colonies of fire ants form a living mass to float on Houston floodwaters. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harvey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Harvey</a> (Video courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/Mike_Hixenbaugh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mike_Hixenbaugh</a>) <a href="https://t.co/V5VzuOpZHg">pic.twitter.com/V5VzuOpZHg</a></p>— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) <a href="https://twitter.com/cgtnamerica/status/902259833482641408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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</body></html></p><p>How bad are those mats of fire ants? Here's another shot of just how many are floating around.
</p><p><html><body><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Meanwhile, in Cuero, the river has brought my aunt all of the fire ants. Yes, those are all (of the) fire ants. <a href="https://t.co/dEibWYxAdl">pic.twitter.com/dEibWYxAdl</a></p>— Bill O'Zimmermann (@The_Reliant) <a href="https://twitter.com/The_Reliant/status/902536760038711296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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</body></html></p><p>As if you needed another reason not to go into the floodwaters, lots of alligators live in Texas but some of them are now showing up in areas where they don't normally live.
</p><p>“They got flooded out of their pond, they got flooded out of their river. They had to evacuate, too,” Chris Stephen of the alligator relocation company Gator Squad told The Washington Post.<br/>
</p><p>He's advising people to stay calm, keep their distance and avoid taking selfies with the confused animals.
</p><p><html><body><p>https://twitter.com/theunzippedfly/status/901825486908792834
</p></body></html></p><p>Because the Houston area is home to more than 20 species of snakes, it's not surprising to see some slithering in the floodwaters. They can swim if they have to, but most would rather not.
</p><p>“As long as people don’t cut their heads off, they will move about their way and go back to where they came from,” Steen told the Washington Post. He said bites typically occur when people harass, catch or kill snakes. So leave them alone.
</p><p><html><body><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">SNAKES ON A SWIM - This is why it's not the best idea to be in flood waters. You never know who's in there with you! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harvey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Harvey</a> <a href="https://t.co/mmcypeL3eZ">pic.twitter.com/mmcypeL3eZ</a></p>— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/902255000562188289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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</body></html></p><p>Even deer are running out of places to run to. Wildlife experts predict that many deer will not fare well in the surging waters and could drown.</p><p><html><body><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anyone doing wildlife rescues?! This is on Eldridge and Clay! It's a family of 5 deer. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Houston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Houston</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HoustonFloods?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HoustonFloods</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/houstonflooding?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#houstonflooding</a> <a href="https://t.co/gypZW6gew8">pic.twitter.com/gypZW6gew8</a></p>— Sana Vawda (@SanaVawda) <a href="https://twitter.com/SanaVawda/status/902193221668933632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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</body></html></p><p>Surprisingly, bats are finding it difficult to escape as well. Colonies of Mexican free-tailed bats live in the Houston area under bridges throughout the city and many have been affected by the storm.
</p><p><a href="http://www.chron.com/news/houston-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/Houston-bat-bridge-Hurricane-Harvey-12025478.php#photo-13968496" target="_blank">The Houston Chronicle</a> reports that hundreds of bats abandoned their home under the Waugh bridge and have taken refuge in surrounding buildings.
</p><p><html><body><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Alicia Plunkett is saving bats from drowning in Houston, as water reaches the top of bridges <a href="https://t.co/wHnrbN3Sy8">pic.twitter.com/wHnrbN3Sy8</a></p>— Jason Allen (@CBS11JasonAllen) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBS11JasonAllen/status/901925769840136192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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</body></html></p><p>Of course, some species see the wet weather as less of a hinderance than others.
</p><p><html><body><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/Ramiro_Escoto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ramiro_Escoto</a> wildlife in Houston <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/harvey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#harvey</a> <a href="https://t.co/KLqUHyNJ7q">pic.twitter.com/KLqUHyNJ7q</a></p>— Miguel (@miguel_mkp) <a href="https://twitter.com/miguel_mkp/status/902579476013268993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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</body></html></p><p><html><body><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ducks are swimming in the streets in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Houston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Houston</a>. Keeping those less fortunate in my thoughts and prayers. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harvey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Harvey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarveyFlood?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HarveyFlood</a> <a href="https://t.co/oKHsJO7Y8W">pic.twitter.com/oKHsJO7Y8W</a></p>— Joshua Jones (@7Recruiter) <a href="https://twitter.com/7Recruiter/status/902273301677998082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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</body></html></p><p><html><body><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is one of our family members in either Houston Texas or some other part of Texas.....catching fish in a storm of flooding water <a href="https://t.co/tK5OReotAE">pic.twitter.com/tK5OReotAE</a></p>— KStarling, PhD (@kstarl777) <a href="https://twitter.com/kstarl777/status/902194604098904064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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