BELLEVIEW, FL (352today.com) – When humans get their hand caught in the cookie jar, it’s a metaphor for stealing. But when a raccoon gets its head stuck in a peanut butter jar, it’s going to take a fire crew to get the creature out of the proverbial jam.

Just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Marion County Fire Rescue received a report of a raccoon with a jar on its head and stuck in a tree. The crews were dispatched to the scene at SRM Concrete at 10550 SE 58 Ave. in Belleview.
A Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) crew responds to an unusual call of a raccoon with its head stuck in a jar. Courtesy: MCFR
A firefighter removes a peanut butter jar from the raccoon’s head. Courtesy: MCFR
The incident took place at SRM Concrete on SE 58th Ave. in Belleview. Courtesy: MCFR
MCFR says the raccoon didn’t suffer any major injuries. Courtesy: MCFR
All in a day’s work. The rescue crew poses with “Ricky.” Courtesy: MCFR
MCFR turned the raccoon over to animal control. Courtesy: MCFR

There, they deployed a fire truck platform to lift firefighters so they could reach him in the tree and perform the extrication.

The heroes who rescued the raccoon nicknamed him “Ricky” according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. Once released from the jar, “Ricky” was placed in a carrier and turned over to animal control.

“We are pleased to say that he didn’t suffer any major injuries,” said MCFR.

This is one trash panda that will probably think twice before sticking his paws in a peanut butter jar in the future.