Imagine getting an alert that something is in your backyard and it's a freaking mountain lion.

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Brent Blackwell of Frisco, Texas decided to install security cameras on his property because his backyard was getting torn up by some kind of animal. He assumed it was rabbits, but he wanted to be sure. Well this week he caught footage of an animal in his backyard and it was a mountain lion roaming through.

Mountain Lion in Friso Backyard

Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife's Statement

Brent shared the video with the Texas Parks and Wildlife and they confirmed that this is not a bobcat and that it is a mountain lion. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) recently confirmed security camera footage of a mountain lion in western Frisco, near Lake Lewisville. The sighting was reported to TPWD on Monday, Nov. 4. TPWD is actively monitoring the area, but residents are asked to please report any additional mountain lion sightings to local biologists. It is likely that this mountain lion is just passing through and will not stay in the area for an extended period of time.

Mountain Lions Common in Texas?

Residents in Trans-Pecos and parts of South Texas would not be shocked to encounter a mountain lion in the wild. However a suburb of Dallas/Fort Worth is very rare. The Texas Parks and Wildlife says, "Attacks on people are extremely rare, with fewer than 30 confirmed fatal mountain lion attacks on people in North America in the last 100 years. There are no records of a confirmed fatal attack on a person by a wild mountain lion in Texas."

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If you spot a mountain lion you should report it by emailing Rachel.Richter@tpwd.texas.gov