HOMOSASSA, Fla. — You've seen dogs hanging out of car windows, their tongues wagging as they enjoy a cool breeze.
Watching a raccoon doing the same thing is a little, well, different.
A Florida couple driving through Citrus County on Sunday spotted the animal in another car, WFLA reported.
Raccoon hangs out car windowONLY IN FLORIDA 😂🦝 A couple was enjoying a nice Sunday drive through Homosassa when they spotted a raccoon hanging out the window of a car passing by. wfla.com/2054978744
Posted by WFLA News Channel 8 on Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Savannah Bostic and her boyfriend, Jermaine White, were driving through Homosassa when a white car passed them. Bostic told the television station she did a double take when she saw the raccoon hanging out of the window.
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"We thought it was so funny," Bostic told WFLA.
Bostic began filming with her cellphone and shared the video on Facebook.
While having a raccoon as a pet may seem unusual, it is not illegal in Florida, WTVJ reported. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a permit is needed to own a raccoon, the television station reported.
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