Anyone seen one of these before?

[Boarhead]

Checked one of my camera's yesterday and had a picture of this animal.At first i thought beaver until i noticed the tail is too thin.I know they say we have Nutria in Ohio and believe that is what this is.Looks to be pretty big and has some big back feet.First time i have seen one in Ohio.

 

[Hedgelj]

Dark colored possum?

Immature wookee?

 

["J"]

Without seeing a good view of it and looking at pictures on the net I tend too agree its a nutria.... Pretty cool catch though and for all the river and lake fishing I've done over the years I've yet too see one.....

 

[Hortontoter]

I'm thinking maybe a River Otter. Is the camera near a creek, river or marsh?

 

[RedCloud]

I'm thinking maybe a River Otter. Is the camera near a creek, river or marsh?

X2

Without scale I was thinking this or a muskrat. Might even be both. The first pic has a tail to thick to be a muskrat and looks more like an otter but the second pic is for sure a muskrat. Given they are a few hours apart they very well could be different critters.

I say one of each and that is my final answer.

 

[Kaiser878]

Tail doesn't appear to have hair....river otters have hair on their tail. But proportions look off to be a muskrat. Never seen a nutria so I can't say for sure. Where are u location wise ?

 

[Kaiser878]

Upon further inspection. I say its a beaver and the tail is at a weird angle and u can't see how wide it is. Proportions match a beaver.....

 

[Mike]

I agree with Kaiser.

 

[hickslawns]

Baby Loch Ness Monster. Big foot walks on two legs. lmao

 

[Boarhead]

I'm thinking maybe a River Otter. Is the camera near a creek, river or marsh?

He is about 50 yds from a creek in the pic.

 

[Boarhead]

Upon further inspection. I say its a beaver and the tail is at a weird angle and u can't see how wide it is. Proportions match a beaver.....

researched Nutria and looks like one and i have trapped beaver before and this tail is'nt even close to one.But who know's.

 

[Boarhead]

X2

Without scale I was thinking this or a muskrat. Might even be both. The first pic has a tail to thick to be a muskrat and looks more like an otter but the second pic is for sure a muskrat. Given they are a few hours apart they very well could be different critters.

I say one of each and that is my final answer.

Have had alot of pics here of Raccoons and this look's as big or bigger than a coon.Have also caught alot of muskrats and know it is'nt that or otter.Way too fat for otterLlook up Nutria online and let me know what you think then.

 

[Boarhead]

Tail doesn't appear to have hair....river otters have hair on their tail. But proportions look off to be a muskrat. Never seen a nutria so I can't say for sure. Where are u location wise ?

Central ohio area is where this was taken.

 

[finelyshedded]

I have nothing to suggest, never even heard of a Nutria! Rotflmao

For me it hard to tell what it is by these two pics to be 100% positive what it is.

 

["J"]

I looked it up because I never had heard of them and they resemble the picture posted pretty close....

 

[Fullbore]

I say it's a River Otter. IMO.
Just wtf is a nutria?

 

[Hedgelj]

I say it's a River Otter. IMO.
Just wtf is a nutria?

Overgrown water loving rat basically. I didn't know they were in Ohio. Aren't they am invasive species?

 

[Boarhead]

Overgrown water loving rat basically. I didn't know they were in Ohio. Aren't they am invasive species?

Yes they are.

 

["J"]

My understanding they were brought in for their fur but must not of worked out and got released???

 

[teej89]

Black panther. Ask Jesse, he'll agree with me. He's the expert on the big cats of ohio.