07 September 2012

Rabid deer video. And a rabid beaver attack.


Posted as a reminder to stay away from strangely-behaving wild animals.

Addendum:  I might as well add in this report of an attack by a rabid beaver:
The creature knocked Lillian Peterson off her feet as she was climbing out of Lake Barcroft after a swim. The 83-year-old woman twisted around to see what attacked her and noticed one thing: large, orange teeth.

A 35-pound, 24-inch rabid beaver had bitten her on the back of the leg and would not let go, sparking an ordeal that lasted more than 20 minutes Tuesday evening. The Falls Church woman and a friend battled the animal with canoe paddles, a stick and bare hands as it came at them again and again. Peterson was seriously injured...

Peterson, who has been a top real estate agent for Long & Foster, said she immediately began fighting back. She grabbed for a walking stick and gouged the beaver in its eyes, thinking she could blind it, she said.

During the struggle, the beaver took a bite out of her left calf, nearly bit off her thumb, and left puncture wounds all over her arms and legs, Korin and Peterson said. Still, it wouldn’t stop. 
Further details at the Washington Post.

5 comments:

  1. Cathy MSeptember 7, 2012 at 1:12 PM

    Stan, is that a typo in the header?

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 1:25 PM

      The deer is just very very fast.

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    2. MinnesotastanSeptember 7, 2012 at 2:15 PM

      Oops. :.) Fixed.

      I've been typing fast to catch up on a few days of being away from the blog. Tx for the heads-up.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 2:59 PM

    Poor thing. It always make me sad when I see these creatures suffering so. Last I heard, the only way to know for certain an animal is rabid is to kill it and necropsy its brain. So far, not enough of us care to demand a test be developed that does not require killing the hapless animal just to know for sure when a human has been harmed. Let's not talk about what most animal control depts do when called out to deal with raccoons. --A.

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  3. ConorSeptember 7, 2012 at 10:45 PM

    Unfortunately, another symptom can be animals becoming strangely docile and friendly towards humans, but are still lethally dangerous.
    As my troop leader used to say, "Watch out for wild animals acting friendly, and friendly animals acting wild."

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