Hawks, owls and humans are major predators. Snakes may eat young raccoons. A raccoon will stay in its den during the day to avoid being preyed upon, and can be aggressive toward potential predators.

What is the enemy of the raccoons?

Bobcats, coyotes, and some species of owls, such as the great horned owl, are natural predators of raccoons. Red and gray foxes also sometimes eat raccoons. In the Pacific northwest, raccoons are also eaten by wolves, and in some rural reaches of Georgia, young raccoons make up most of the diet of alligators.

What eats a raccoon in a food chain?

cougars, bobcats, coyotes and wolves will all sometimes kill and eat raccoons. In tropical and subtropical regions of North America and Central America, caimans and other crocodilians sometimes grab raccoons when they are near the water.