A San Mateo homeowner found out he had a late night prowler stop by for a visit.

While looking back through home surveillance video, he saw a mountain lion had been wandering his backyard and driveway around midnight Wednesday.

The house is on the 400 block of Hobart Ave.

The cat doesn’t appear to be aggressive in the video, officials said.

After the homeowner reported what happened to police, officers searched for the mountain lion but were unable to find it.

Police said they wanted to share this information as a precaution to the community.

Here are San Mateo PD’s mountain lion safety tips: 

While again it would be rare for a mountain lion to approach humans, you can follow a few simple rules to keep you and your family safe:

  • Do not feed deer.  It is illegal in California and it will attract mountain lions.
  • If you see a mountain lion DO NOT APPROACH IT, especially one that is feeding or with offspring. Most mountain lions will try to avoid confrontation.
  • Avoid hiking or jogging through wooded areas when mountain lions are most active—dawn, dusk, or at night.
  • Keep a close watch on small children when hiking or traveling in or about wooded areas.
  • If you encounter a mountain lion, do not run; instead, face the animal, make noise and try to look bigger by waving your arms; throw rocks or other objects. Pick up small children.
  • For more information about mountain lions click here www.keepmewild.org

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MOUNTAIN LIONS PLEASE GO TO THE WEBSITE FOR THE FROM CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE:  https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/

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