All Wildlife Removal Companies in Columbia, SC
This is the full list behind our guides: every company we've verified as genuinely serving the Columbia metro with wildlife removal — trapping, exclusion, cleanup and the related scopes (bats, snakes, dead animals) that Midlands homes actually need.
Facts come from each company's own published website. Where we haven't yet confirmed something — a Google rating, a credential claim — the field shows “—” instead of a guess. Nearly all cover the whole metro (Richland and Lexington counties), so don't skip a company based one town over.
Alpha Wildlife Columbia
Best certified local team
A veteran-owned wildlife company with a Columbia office (1320 Main St, Suite 300) and a published local phone. Alpha focuses on humane squirrel, raccoon and skunk removal plus exclusion and damage repair, and states that its technicians are NWCOA-certified. Same-day scheduling and free inspections are advertised on its Columbia page — a good first call for attic animals.
- Service area
- Columbia, Lexington, Irmo, West Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres, Blythewood, Chapin, Elgin and the wider Midlands
- Credentials
- NWCOA-certified technicians — stated on company site
- Google rating
- —
Wild Shield Wildlife Removal
Best owner-operator local
A locally owned, Irmo-based full-service wildlife company. Wild Shield lists bat, rat, raccoon, opossum, rodent and snake removal plus animal-damage repair, cleanup and prevention — and backs its exclusion repairs with a stated lifetime repair guarantee. One of the few companies whose site explicitly notes they do not handle dogs and cats.
- Service area
- Columbia, Irmo, Lexington, Blythewood, Chapin, Newberry, Camden, Lugoff
- Credentials
- —
- Google rating
- —
Palmetto Wildlife Extractors
Widest species list
24/7
A Columbia-based company (downtown address listed with the state) covering an unusually wide species list: squirrels, raccoons, bats, snakes, opossums, skunks, rats, moles, birds, beavers — plus feral hogs, coyotes and alligators for rural-edge properties. Its site states 24/7 emergency wildlife removal and BBB accreditation, with services split into control, prevention and remediation lines.
- Service area
- Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia and cities across SC & NC
- Credentials
- —
- Google rating
- —
Critter Control of Columbia
National franchise process
The Columbia franchise of the national wildlife-control brand, operated locally by Biotic Environmental Services, LLC. Its Columbia page walks through the standard inspect–remove–exclude–repair process for raccoons, squirrels, bats, skunks, rodents, snakes and moles, and lists dead animal removal among its services. Worth a call when you want a documented, systematized process.
- Service area
- Columbia and the surrounding Midlands
- Credentials
- —
- Google rating
- —
AAAC Wildlife Removal (Lexington / Columbia)
Best for Lexington County side
A Midlands nuisance-wildlife operator (Columbia PO box) whose site lists removal of bats, beavers, raccoons, skunks, squirrels, opossums, snakes and birds, plus dead animal removal, exclusion and damage repair. The operator's site states he is licensed, bonded and insured and holds wildlife-management certifications. One of the longer-running wildlife-only operations in the metro.
- Service area
- Lexington, Columbia, Forest Acres, Cayce, Irmo, Blythewood, Camden and surrounding towns
- Credentials
- —
- Google rating
- —
All Things Wild, LLC
Columbia-based with 24-hour line
24/7
A Columbia-based nuisance wildlife and pest control company advertising 24-hour emergency service and humane live-trap-and-relocate methods. Its site emphasizes doing the full job — removal, exclusion to keep animals out, and cleanup of the mess they leave — and states its technicians are licensed and insured.
- Service area
- Columbia metro and the Midlands
- Credentials
- —
- Google rating
- —
Blythewood Wildlife Removal
24/7 veteran-owned option
24/7
A veteran-owned Columbia company (office at 1314 Lincoln St) advertising 24/7 wildlife control, same-day scheduling and free inspections. Its Columbia page lists raccoon, bat (including guano cleanup), squirrel, rat/mouse, opossum, snake and dead animal removal, plus exclusion and damage repair. A useful option for after-hours snake or dead-animal calls.
- Service area
- Columbia, Blythewood, Lexington, Irmo, Chapin, West Columbia and the Midlands
- Credentials
- —
- Google rating
- —
Modern Exterminating Co Inc
Oldest local name (since 1955)
Columbia's longest-standing local pest company (family-owned since 1955, Gadsden St) with a dedicated wildlife division: humane removal plus exclusion for raccoons, squirrels, bats, snakes, skunks and rodents, structured as inspect → remove → clean → exclude → prevent. A solid pick when the wildlife problem rides on top of a general pest situation — its site notes the two often connect.
- Service area
- Columbia, Lexington, Elgin and the Midlands
- Credentials
- —
- Google rating
- —
Data sources: each company's official website (services, phones, service areas, stated credentials), verified September 2026. Descriptions are written by us from each company's published service lists; no company paid to be listed or described. Ratings are added only when confirmed on the live Google profile.
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