100 raccoons surround home in Poulsbo, Washington

Almost 100 raccoons in Poulsbo, Washington, surrounded a woman's home, prompting her to call 911 after she was unable to get inside.

The idea of around 100 black and white animals flocking to your house might conjure images of lovable dalmatians and Cruella De Vil. Not so for one Washington state woman, who called 911 after her home was swarmed by scores of hungry raccoons.

The unidentified woman from the city of Poulsbo, across the Puget Sound from Seattle, said she started feeding local raccoons 35 years ago with no problem, police told NBC affiliate KUSA on Monday.

“Somehow the word got out in raccoon land and they all showed up to her house expecting a meal,” said Kevin McCarty, a spokesperson for the Kitsap County Sheriff.

Six weeks ago the problem “exploded,” McCarty said, adding that the woman called deputies last Thursday after around 100 of the pesky varmints were preventing her from entering her own home.

Officers  “were shocked,” he said. “They had never seen that many raccoons in one place. Nobody ever remembers being surrounded by a swarm of raccoons. This was a first.”

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