What appears to be a fox has been spotted in a Village of Lake Success, but the wild animal didn’t cause much concern to the owner of the property.
Linda Handsman, a Village of Lake Success resident, sent photos of what she believes is a fox to the Great Neck News.
She said sometime last week she saw an animal that appeared to be a fox sleeping on a cushion on her back patio. She said she has seen it maybe three times at her house in total.
“My first thought was that it was a fox,” Handsman said. “It just sits there and if someone disturbs it, it runs.”
Handsman said the fox looked very scraggly, as foxes molt their fur at this time of year.
“I kept thinking something was going to happen to the cats outside,” Handsman joked. “I wasn’t scared though.”
She said she sent the photos of the fox to the Village of Lake Success Police. She said when after looking at the photos, police were not 100 percent sure it was a fox.
Handsman said she knew foxes lived on the Lake Success Golf Club course.
Ken Parker, a Nassau County Police officer, said he has not heard of any complaints about foxes or coyotes in the area.
An officer at the Third Precinct said they have not fielded any complaints about foxes, and that it isn’t a high priority for them.
