A nocturnal animal which is normally scared of humans casually approaching you during the daytime? Sure sign of rabies. Other guy recognized it right away. RIP raccoon.
Lmao it's not always rabies though. This raccoon doesn't seem to be drunk looking. Some raccoons trust people enough to approach them cause of the food they received Edit: goddamn y'all still commenting on this?😭😂
If you listen in the beginning it said "still comin towards me" he didnt know clearly and definitely that it had rabies. His dialogue shows this. He was clearly out golfing the raccoon probably approached him. Which is common in later stages of rabies where the brain is firing attack signals into the brain, caused by said rabies.
@@zerzavy Nah just rational. I stand by what I said. Apparently your that bored that you have to try to pick a fight with someone in the comment section. What he did wasn't a great move.
@@SSDJ816 it wasn’t the best thing he could’ve done but he literally did the right thing to back away from it... he didn’t get closer he zoomed his camera in lol..
Yea I've encountered a situation like this when I was, I believe 16 or 17. I was living down in Virginia with my mother and my grandmother at that time. My mom was inside helping my grandma with dinner. I was sitting out back near the creek, and I saw this raccoon slowly approaching me. Looked scared and tired. It was around 5 or 6 so I didn't think about the fact that it could have rabies. I kept throwing rocks into the water thinking the raccoon would just wander by or realize I was there and scurry away. Low and behold to my surprise the raccoon had hugged onto my leg and started climbing. It hugged onto my shoulders and just rested on my chest. I slowly started walking back to the house to show off my "new pet." My brother and sister happened to see what I was carrying and came running up. The raccoon wasn't happy about that it started hissing and showing its teeth to them. I walked around the other way avoiding my siblings, the raccoon calmed down and went back to resting on my chest. Apparently, my brother went in and told our mother. She flew out that door so fast with my grandma right behind her. "What the hell are you doing?? That thing has rabies!" I looked at the raccoon then looked back to them "it's not foaming at the mouth. I think it's ok." Grandma ran back in and called animal control. They took my furry friend, according to them I guess it was distempered, which they said is an early sign of rabies. I guess I got lucky, but my little buddy most likely got put down for an illness. Okay I'm done rambling.
It was horrible. I felt so bad. To me it felt like he was just clinging to me because he was afraid. I love animals so it sucked when they took him away from me.
I’ve had two experiences with sick raccoons. The first time was when we lived in Wisconsin. Discovered a raccoon just outside of front door, hiding behind a bush. Called the sheriff and a deputy ended with a double tap to its chest. Second time was at my sons place in Kentucky. My son ended it with a single shot to its chest. Both animals were really small and skinny. Also they smelled like death.
For anyone reading if any wild animal that you do not know EVER walks up to you as the racoon in the video had do not engage with it. If you can picture Michael Myers walking at you slowly like the racoon did then you can assume that it is possible either you or the animal will get hurt (unless either is already hurt). This is probably one of the biggest red flags that is so visible yet so many people are unaware.
@@Njfishingmaniac good. My wife and kids got rabies when they were playing with a rabid racoon. So I chained them up in the basement until it wears off. They won't drink water and they try to bite me when I go down to try and feed them. Racoon is also chained up with them. Otherwise not doing too bad. Just enjoying a nice beer while watching Duck Dynasty. HBU?
They can also get distemper, which I favor more in this case. We had one when I was a kid just walk up to the bowl our German Shepard had for water, and just hover over the water. When I was trying to get around him and get inside, it saw me, and took off after me-but his left side and right side were running at two different speeds….like the zombies in modern movies. Cops came, animal control came, they took it away and later Dad got a phone call that it had distemper, but not rabies. Horrible way for an animal to go.
@@Norita72cox PER GOOGLE; Distemper is a virus that infects the respiratory tract, the gastrointestinal tract, the spinal cord and the brain. It is generally always present in the raccoon population although at low levels. It is the second leading cause of death in raccoons.
I've seen plenty of wild raccoons out during the daytime without any issues. I know several conservation officers who have told me not to be scared of a raccoon unless it's acting drunk or aggressive towards me
I had the same thing happen to me in Durham, NC. I threw a shovel at it and it landed between its legs and the raccoon not only did not flinch but it kept coming towards me. Fortunately I was right next to my workshop so I went inside, closed the door, and called animal control. They said "if you saw it climbing the fence then it's probably just hungry and used to people feeding it. Rabid animals don't climb fences." I said "It's noon, I threw a shovel at it and it didn't flinch. It's rabid 100%. So if that thing bites a child then I want you to know that it's on you, sir. You're going to have to live with knowing you were too lazy to pursue the animal. Now take your useless ass off my property so I can handle this with something that moves faster than a shovel." I can't say I've ever spoken to anyone in a sheriff's uniform that way before but I think he realized he needed to do something so he pulled himself up to look over the fence and then drove around to the neighbor's house. I'm not sure if they ever captured it but there was an epidemic of rabies in that town so they might have just swept the report under the rug.
The fact that it was approaching at all was definitely suspicious, but then it began stumbling. Neurological issues plus unusual boldness/aggression equals likely rabid. It was walking up to you, thinking, "Come on, dude, I have this uncontrollable urge to chew on your leg for no reason in particular. Be a bro."
@@dianeatanacio7096 The dumb variety tends to attack organs other than just the brain. It is, overall, the more merciful form of the disease. But it remains the minority because it doesn't compel its host to spread it.
When I was in HS I had a raccoon come up and take food outta my hand at night. Didn't even know the dude was standing behind me till felt some brush against my leg
Just watched one where a raccoon was having a seizure then reanimated and started walking slow like this at a guy tying to attack. Scariest shit ever bro no cap
I know exactly what video you're talking about "Yeah, someone poisoned him... poor guy" A few crackers later, a seizure. "Yeah he's dying--" Suddenly goes literally Cujo on him. My heart, I panicked so bad as he tried multiple times to run inside his truck without getting bitten.
I am old, have lived in the woods most of my life and have encountered rabid animals. This raccoon MAY have been in the early stages of rabies or perhaps a lost pet that is accustomed to being fed. Growing up I had 2 friends who each had pet raccoons that had been orphaned.
I had a racoon rollup on me recently on my back porch kinda like this guy when i was kind of in a corner. It was creeping slowly and didnt look so great and wouldn't be shooed off either. I wasnt sure if maybe someone was feeding it or it had bad intentions but I didnt think of rabies though.
he didnt approach it the raccoon approached him he obviously doesnt have a gun to put it out his misery if he did he wouldve probably done so. and i dont know if a rabid animal will run towards you if you run away him continuing to try and back up was smart atleast a little bit
@@animalntelligence3170 Yes we absolutely do know. The raccoons rabies infested brain is in no state to analyze words and react angrily at specific words said. It's brain is at war and its badly losing. The reason it turned and looked was simply because of the noise and their sensitive hearing when being in that rabid state. The man could have screamed "FROG" and the raccoon would have turned and reacted the same way.
Also keep in mind like to feed raccoons. The problem with feeding wildlife is that it may cause them to lose their fear of humans. It's hard to tell. Could be rabies but I also noticed that the raccoon appears to be alert since it is reacting to other sounds
I had an exact situation like this over 20 years ago. At the time, I lived in a town home community and was leaving for work when a raccoon began to slowly follow me. It followed me as I walked down the sidewalk to my vehicle. I made my way back to my house after I noticed it and it followed me to my front steps. I immediately knew it was sick with rabies. I grew up in rural SE Tennessee and we hunted these animals at night. I was familiar with their behavior so I dispatched it with a .22 air rifle pellet to the head then called animal control. They agreed it was probably rabid and I heard nothing else about the animal.
@@brandons4240 true! Being cautious is rule number #2 in raccoon rehabilitation. In case anyone is wondering, Rule #1 is to always keep a pocket full of marshmallows 😂
Distemper in raccoons- may include discharge of the nose and eyes, a rough coat of hair, emaciated appearance, and unusual behavior such as disoriented and roaming aimlessly. Happens generally every 5 to 7 yrs in larger populations and is contracted generally from dogs and cats.. usually ends in death but not always... just an fyi.. I've raised them since the 80's . This one is young and probably just left the nest. Males leave early to find their own territory- generally close to fall and females can stay the 1st winter with mom or leave and find a mate.
If you are "raising" them I take it you are trying to feed them and domesticate them, you are an idiot. It is only a matter of time before your poor judgement gets you hurt or worst yet another neighborhood pet or child. Since you are "raising" them are you also taking them to the vet for vaccinations or are you just rolling the dice and hoping that one of them doesn't attack you after contracting rabies or distemper?
I think they do realize the danger however the thought of missing out on recording a viral video trumps all rational thought. That racoon didn't pose that guy any real threat other than needing urgent medical care if he was bitten
@@indifferentyoongi7088 yes, it looks like it doesn't since he was close to it but that's what raccoons with rabies do, in daytime, if it looks sick and tries to sneak up on you it has rabies
We had a bunch raccoons that would approach us in the day... rabbits, and deer too. They didn't have rabbies, but they didn't have a home anymore either, as the woods around 500 acres, were leveled in three days.
Had a Coyote walk up to me like this the same way, very "walking dead" like. I could tell right away it had rabies. Same lumber in the way it moved. I got in my car and shut the door. MP's showed up and shot it. If you ever see a raccoon or coyote come up on you like this, get away from it, if you get scratched or bitten, the treatments are extensive and very unpleasant. If you have contact with them and don't get treatment, you can get encephalitis and die... look it up, it's a horrible way to go.
I had a rabid coyote come after me and my brother and sister when I was in grade school. We hid in the house. It came back a few days later and went after my two year old brother who was playing on the lawn, my uncle grabbed a rifle from the foyer closet and shot it . We lived on a ranch in Colorado.
Rabies is the sadest way to go. The animal feels as if it is dying of thirst. It cannot feel the water it drinks no matter how much it drinks. It basically starts seeking humans out for help with it's thirst. It's heartbreaking!
I saw a rabid raccoon on a hike once. I took it lightly because I really didn't realize it at the time. When I mentioned it at the ranger station, the woman freaked and wanted to know exactly where it was. It was a BIG one too and just a few feet from me. It could've been bad!
Same experience when I was a kid. Raccoon in the day time standing on top of a 4 foot tall tree stump where a tree had fallen. In the woods but not dense. Thing was displaying all the signs of late term rabies in hindsight. I think it was too far gone to even come after me. Just hissing and looking straight up trying to maintain balance. I instinctively kept my distance and was afraid, but looking back I feel lucky I got out of there unscathed.
@@josephconsoli4128 Damn I for real could've caught rabies 😭😭 Long story short, I went to a beach last year and when I was walking the trail. This raccoon popped up on me. I tried my best to back up as much as I could but I ran out of space and was surrounded by thorn bushes. I ended up just standing there and he came up to me and I felt his cold wet nose against my leg and he scratched my foot and walked off 😂😂
@@victorsanchez7193 I'm pretty sure you can get rabies from even just a scratch so its best to check up with a doctor just in case if you think the raccoon really had rabies
@@victorsanchez7193 please get checked and get a rabies vaccine. Rabies can lay dormant in your body for quite some time before any symptoms show. It’s been confirmed that rabies has occurred as long as 7 years after exposure.
This is truly heartbreaking to watch when you really think about it. It’s not only scary for the cameraman, but also probably for the raccoon. The cameraman knows that they may be afflicted with rabies if the raccoon attacks them, and the raccoon probably knows it will die because of how painful rabies is.
@@jmsgridiron5628 You wouldn't be wrong for it. Being stuck in a haze full of pain,thirst,hunger,and a frenzy sounds pretty terrible even though you tried to sound all tough and edgy
One of the signs your nation is backwards or collapsing is the rabies deaths per year in your nation. The United States sometimes goes a couple of years with no rabies deaths of humans. We had one spike a few years ago, real horror situation of an organ and tissue donor that had died of rabies but it wasn't diagnosed and their infected tissues were implanted into a bunch of people who all died. Rabies is a horrific and painful death. India has around 20,000 human rabies deaths every year, China claims only a few thousand but evidence shows it's well over 40,000 per year. Mexico had around 60 to just over a hundred per year but in the late 90's dropped down to U.S. levels. The key in Mexico was mandatory dog vaccinations. The other part was better infrastructure to make the rabies PEP treatment available.
We had one like this when I was about 13, half-jokingly called Mr. Rabies. He would come out during the day fairly often and stare at us for awhile before heading off again. He also went into our neighbor's house one night while their back door was open. He was around for maybe a couple weeks to a month, after which we never saw him again. Not actually sure if he was rabid though, as he was pretty fat so he might've just been used to being fed by people.
Wow the way the raccoon acts on impulse alone, the second the other guy spoke the raccoon forgot about the guy filming him until he spoke again, exactly how I imagine zombies only reacting to sight and sound stimuli. It’s been proven that in the majority of cases their sense of touch, smell, motor skills, and taste are annihilated but sight and sound are seemingly protected by the rabies, AND their bodies react to movement and sound for what’s recorded as up to 10 minutes after heart and brain functions have ceased
@@mista_ke Tyvm 😀 Where did u find that info? ...bc idw2 dig ard in b/s zombie hype websites for hours. Btw did u read abt those ants which get taken over by a fungus? Creepy!
I grew up pretty far out. I will never forget the first time I spotted a rabid racoon. I was about 7. I ran in and told my dad who came out to verify. He called the police to let them know as it was wandering towards the neighbors property. I went and spoke to the lady who owned the land it went on, came back to find the cop and my dad talking. Cop said he only had his pistol on him, my dad had that covered...and when he came out he gave me the rifle. It was just a .22lr, and I had hunted and killed many times before...but never something sick or something I was not going to eat. That thing took my first shot to the head square between the eyeballs and was able to hang on to the limb. I put the 2nd shot through its eyeball. It fell about 20-30 feet out of a tree and proceeded to violently spasm. I have never had anything quite like that happen in front of me before or since. It is hard to watch any creature suffer, but it is better safe than sorry with rabies man...put it down fast and hard if you have any reason to suspect it is ill...where I am from, being out in daylight is enough to justify a bullet for racoons.
I have a racoon in the yard who sleeps in my cypress tree, I see him during the day sometimes because he hunts invasive iguana here in South florida. He kinda looks at my curiously and scurried if I get up from the porch but is slowly becoming acclimated to my presence. This animal may have been used to being fed by humans sadly and is confused and hungry.
@MUWAFFAQ no 7...maybe 8 but absolutely before 10. Got my first 22 from my dad on my 5th birthday and he made me pull triggers while he helped me since the age of 3. He was an avid hunter, fisher and camper.
I remember freaking out when the channel tunnel was being built because the UK was one of the few places where rabies was non existent. I was quite young and rabies scared the absolute sh*t out of me 😬.
@@heni63 the raccoon has rabies. Rabies is a disease that invades the brain and compels the host to bite so it can spread. There is no cure for it and it kills whatever gets infected by it. You can stop the disease if its caught before symptoms start but after that you're screwed
Raccoons usually stay away from humans, so one approaching you is a sign of rabies. Plus, the way it was walking and shaking its head was another symptom.
The foaming of the mouth only occurs when it's about to die due to an excess of saliva and the throat closing up I think. Please correct me if I'm wrong
It’s not foaming at the mouth though…he could be a raccoon that has been fed by humans and now naturally associates humans with food…there was a juvenile raccoon at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens that came up to me when he saw that I had a loaf of bread (my fiancee and I were going there to feed the ducks at the time). So he came right up to me and I handed him a slice. He took it right out of my hand with his paws and scampered over to the lake and dipped it like a human would dunk a biscotti in their morning coffee and ate it. Then he looked at us for more. I think we may have given him one more slice but then saved the rest for the ducks/fish/turtles/geese/swans that were there that morning. Really cool sight to see!
That’s what I was thinking. And aren’t they very aggressive as well? Like hyper aggressive. This guy looked like he was hungry and was like, “yo, you look a little plump there fella, I know you got some grub” 😂
A human probably fed the raccoon in the past so it is looking for food that way. A raccoon with rabies will foam at the mouth. Raccoons will wake up in the day if they know food is around.
This is honestly so creepy to watch. Raccoons are usually timid and skittish animals, and tend to be very sweet as parents to their young or even sometimes as pets. Seeing one twitching and mindlessly walking towards a human being with no explanation for that behavior- and knowing that once it reaches the person it’s capable of ending their life horrifically with a single bite... noooo thank you.
Quick guide on understanding animals and rabies: If you see a animal out in the open in daylight when it shouldn't be(like a possum or a raccoon, since they're nocturnal), be on your guard and stay away. If they're walking towards you, look at the way they're walking and study their features. Things to look for: 1. If they're running, RUN AWAY!!! 2. If they're limping, get out of there! 3. If they look sick(unnaturally skinny and patchy), leave 4. Throw food and see how they react. If they leave food and still approaching you, RUN!!!
@@macdaddynick1751 Some animals are used to humans and usually approach us for either food or safety. Luckily it is pretty easy to spot if something is odd with animals since rabies affect their motor functions like walking. Unfortunately some people may see that as a cry for help and....yeah that's how victims are made to be
The only rabies vector that is strictly nocturnal is the bat. All others are active at any time of the day or night. Raccoons tend to keep the same hours as college students. And possums are not considered rabies vectors. If exposed, there's only about a 5% chance they'll contract it, and they basically have to have a high fever at the time. There are about as many cases of rabid possums in the US as there are rabid humans.
Casually clicked after I glanced at the title and thought it said Raccoon with Babies. Spooky. I sometimes have skunks that wander around during the daylight hours and think the same thing altho foxes are by far the most common carriers in my area.
People are under the asumption that a racoon walking around in the day time must be sick or rabid. I have raised many baby racoons from babies to adulthood. My racoons walk around free outside day or night and wild ones also come to visit during day time hours. Distemper is a disease racoons also get ehich causes drooling and emaciation. This racoon could be a tame racoon that has been let loose to fend for itself and cant find enough food to sustain itself after being dependant on people. My racoons also follow me looking for a handout. Im not saying this is what is happening in this video, just that it is a posibility. Dont automaticaly assume rabies but of course protect yourself from contact with it. Food offered, if not terribly ill will stop it in its tracks. It looks weak and unsteady on its feet , someone could have poisoned it , and a racoon with babies nearby will become viscious and possibly chase you. Hope this ended well for all oncerned.
See things like this are what makes me think this isn’t a rabid animal. This raccoon could be very use to human interactions. And when you look at other videos of rabid animals they act in a very specific way. I don’t see that in this raccoon. I see a hungry animal that has lost fear of humans
@@Nezuk0._ I’ve very familiar with rabies and it’s effect on people and animals, hence my comment. This animal shows know true sign of being rabid. Simply being out in the middle of the day isn’t a sign of rabies. The animal seems to be of calm temperament and has a healthy overall appearance, which is why I think someone could be feeding this like a cat which would ultimately make things like this happen.
@@Gachaco. Years ago I saw a raccoon whom was obviously pregnant crossing my back lawn. She strolled across while I'm sitting on my lawn chair as if I wasn't there. That's how I learned of racoons in the day.
Guy being attacked: "it seems to be mauling me with it's teeth and claws. I may lose quite a bit of blood due to the intensity of the attack. Death may also be a possibility if I don't receive medical aid in time."
Poor thing. That was way too close to be, in my opinion, to chance getting a bite. Also thought distemper. Or, it could have been "tamed" by someone who let it go, it couldn't survive and was starving to death? I'm sure it's out of it's misery by now.
Young raccoon. No head tilting, no spinning, no foaming, no dizziness. This isn't rabies. One walking slowly toward you in a straight line the day time is NOT a sure sign of rabies. (Balance issues are #1). I have plenty of non-completely nocturnal raccoons in my neighborhood. Young ones will often follow me because they didn't learn proper fear of humans and view them as a food source. Most likely this racoon was fed by humans in the past.
Yea, there was a racoon in a park we used to go to who was always begging for food. He was perfectly fine, just a mooch who was used to people. I've seen them walking around my neighborhood during day light over the years growing up.
The second I seen it walking and how thin it was I knew right away it was rabid, we had a bit of an infestation of Rabid Racoons and Rabid Skunks one year around where I live because we had on elusive Rabid Fox running around spreading it.
That's low-key creepy how that thing was following him and he stood there and filmed it, ask yourself what you would do if you were in this kind of situation.
Ask yourself what you'd do for money/views, if TH-cam didn't exist he wouldn't have stayed around as long as he did, unless his aim was to help the animal. It's hard to say what I'd do in that situation however I'm sure if I had my phone on hand, I would have done the same thing. I have encountered full grown violent racoons before and they can be super scary. During a pheasant hunting trip my uncle's hunting dog pulled a giant raccoon out of its den and another two adult raccoons decided to follow and join the fight with the dogs, the adult hunters that were with me had to point blank the raccoons with their 12 gauges to end the fight, was a pretty brutal thing to see as a kid. Ever since that moment I've always really respected raccoons
@@LunchBoxXGames Wrong answer. You don't just walk away and be done with things. You call the authorities and inform them that a rabid animal is roaming the area. Because if you don't, it'll find someone else, or simply spread the virus around with its infected fluids oozing all over the place.
@@LunchBoxXGames Oh definitely not. If you suspect an animal is rabid no matter what size, never mess with it. Rabies is a terrifying virus. And dying from it is even more terrifying.
The racoon is starving and thirsty and needs your help. Someone probably trapped it and torchured it. I would pick it up and pet it. They are very loving animals
First clue an animal is ill: if it’s a nocturnal, wandering around like this in broad daylight, it’s ill. Whether it’s rabies or distemper, both deadly.
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A nocturnal animal which is normally scared of humans casually approaching you during the daytime? Sure sign of rabies. Other guy recognized it right away. RIP raccoon.
Did it die?
@@austinkruse7610 Yeah, rabies at that stage is fatal. So they either put it out of its misery or it died from the disease.
Burnt Chicken Nugget Damn, that sucks
Lmao it's not always rabies though. This raccoon doesn't seem to be drunk looking. Some raccoons trust people enough to approach them cause of the food they received
Edit: goddamn y'all still commenting on this?😭😂
ikr??
"You shouldn't be near it!"
"I'M NOT TRYING TO BE MAN!"
Literally stood two meters away filming this racoon like c'monnnn.
If you listen in the beginning it said "still comin towards me" he didnt know clearly and definitely that it had rabies. His dialogue shows this. He was clearly out golfing the raccoon probably approached him. Which is common in later stages of rabies where the brain is firing attack signals into the brain, caused by said rabies.
@@Phantom-my7qn that being said, I dont think my first instinct would be to get the phone out and record that. Just get away from it.
@@SSDJ816 he was literally backing up and getting away from it...are u so dumb to not see he was zoomed in on his phone?
@@zerzavy Nah just rational. I stand by what I said. Apparently your that bored that you have to try to pick a fight with someone in the comment section. What he did wasn't a great move.
@@SSDJ816 it wasn’t the best thing he could’ve done but he literally did the right thing to back away from it... he didn’t get closer he zoomed his camera in lol..
Yea I've encountered a situation like this when I was, I believe 16 or 17. I was living down in Virginia with my mother and my grandmother at that time. My mom was inside helping my grandma with dinner. I was sitting out back near the creek, and I saw this raccoon slowly approaching me. Looked scared and tired. It was around 5 or 6 so I didn't think about the fact that it could have rabies. I kept throwing rocks into the water thinking the raccoon would just wander by or realize I was there and scurry away. Low and behold to my surprise the raccoon had hugged onto my leg and started climbing. It hugged onto my shoulders and just rested on my chest. I slowly started walking back to the house to show off my "new pet." My brother and sister happened to see what I was carrying and came running up. The raccoon wasn't happy about that it started hissing and showing its teeth to them. I walked around the other way avoiding my siblings, the raccoon calmed down and went back to resting on my chest. Apparently, my brother went in and told our mother. She flew out that door so fast with my grandma right behind her. "What the hell are you doing?? That thing has rabies!" I looked at the raccoon then looked back to them "it's not foaming at the mouth. I think it's ok." Grandma ran back in and called animal control. They took my furry friend, according to them I guess it was distempered, which they said is an early sign of rabies. I guess I got lucky, but my little buddy most likely got put down for an illness. Okay I'm done rambling.
Once symptoms are apparent, rabies is fatal. Putting him down would be the kindest thing, much better than dying of rabies
Damn that’s a sad way to go
It was horrible. I felt so bad. To me it felt like he was just clinging to me because he was afraid. I love animals so it sucked when they took him away from me.
Sorry, that was sad, but you gave it some comfort and didn't get bitten. All good.
You were so close to death and didn’t even know it at the time. That’s insane
I’ve had two experiences with sick raccoons. The first time was when we lived in Wisconsin. Discovered a raccoon just outside of front door, hiding behind a bush. Called the sheriff and a deputy ended with a double tap to its chest. Second time was at my sons place in Kentucky. My son ended it with a single shot to its chest. Both animals were really small and skinny. Also they smelled like death.
That's terrible.
How death smell like?
@@juanroman4100 distinct. You don’t forget it.
For anyone reading if any wild animal that you do not know EVER walks up to you as the racoon in the video had do not engage with it. If you can picture Michael Myers walking at you slowly like the racoon did then you can assume that it is possible either you or the animal will get hurt (unless either is already hurt). This is probably one of the biggest red flags that is so visible yet so many people are unaware.
Is your theory that in the Halloween movies Michael Myers has rabies?
@@artvandalay13 Funny enough I didn’t think that but it is interesting nonetheless.
@@artvandalay13 how we doin Art
@@Njfishingmaniac good. My wife and kids got rabies when they were playing with a rabid racoon. So I chained them up in the basement until it wears off. They won't drink water and they try to bite me when I go down to try and feed them. Racoon is also chained up with them. Otherwise not doing too bad. Just enjoying a nice beer while watching Duck Dynasty. HBU?
@@artvandalay13 😂😂😂😂😂👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
"Nooooo, it ain't mi- ... Yeah I got a pet racoon that goes golf with me"
Lmao
Golfcoon time
LMFAOOOO the sarcasm.. I love it!!
Crisis moments are the best time to be a smart ass.
Lmfao
They can also get distemper, which I favor more in this case. We had one when I was a kid just walk up to the bowl our German Shepard had for water, and just hover over the water. When I was trying to get around him and get inside, it saw me, and took off after me-but his left side and right side were running at two different speeds….like the zombies in modern movies. Cops came, animal control came, they took it away and later Dad got a phone call that it had distemper, but not rabies. Horrible way for an animal to go.
Nelli O ....I believe you nailed the ailment ...great job
I think you're right. No aggression shown, but certainly not normal.
What is distemper?
@@Norita72cox PER GOOGLE; Distemper is a virus that infects the respiratory tract, the gastrointestinal tract, the spinal cord and the brain. It is generally always present in the raccoon population although at low levels. It is the second leading cause of death in raccoons.
@@Norita72cox why did no one respond I'm curious as well
I've seen plenty of wild raccoons out during the daytime without any issues. I know several conservation officers who have told me not to be scared of a raccoon unless it's acting drunk or aggressive towards me
Yes, its an old wives tale that a racoon seen in the daytime is rabid.
0:54
Man: He’s got rabies
Raccoon: I got what!??
You wildin! 😂🤡
I swear I when I saw that I thought the same thing lol
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I swear 😂😂😂
Man: he got rabbies
Raccon: damn it shut up i was about to do my super sneak attack
I have thought same LMAO
The way he had his head turned when he said he has rabies, he was like "The fuck you say bro!? I heard that".
rabbies
The way it looks back
how do you edit a comment and STILL have multiple errors
Racoon looked at him like, "I know damn well you didn't just say I got rabies"!!!! 🤣
I had the same thing happen to me in Durham, NC. I threw a shovel at it and it landed between its legs and the raccoon not only did not flinch but it kept coming towards me. Fortunately I was right next to my workshop so I went inside, closed the door, and called animal control. They said "if you saw it climbing the fence then it's probably just hungry and used to people feeding it. Rabid animals don't climb fences." I said "It's noon, I threw a shovel at it and it didn't flinch. It's rabid 100%. So if that thing bites a child then I want you to know that it's on you, sir. You're going to have to live with knowing you were too lazy to pursue the animal. Now take your useless ass off my property so I can handle this with something that moves faster than a shovel." I can't say I've ever spoken to anyone in a sheriff's uniform that way before but I think he realized he needed to do something so he pulled himself up to look over the fence and then drove around to the neighbor's house. I'm not sure if they ever captured it but there was an epidemic of rabies in that town so they might have just swept the report under the rug.
The fact that it was approaching at all was definitely suspicious, but then it began stumbling. Neurological issues plus unusual boldness/aggression equals likely rabid. It was walking up to you, thinking, "Come on, dude, I have this uncontrollable urge to chew on your leg for no reason in particular. Be a bro."
Raccoons in Tennessee will approach you for food too though but they're much more prance than this one so you can definitely see a difference
True though the rabies virus might attack other parts of your body like the muscle it mainly focuses on the nervous system.
@@dianeatanacio7096 The dumb variety tends to attack organs other than just the brain. It is, overall, the more merciful form of the disease. But it remains the minority because it doesn't compel its host to spread it.
When I was in HS I had a raccoon come up and take food outta my hand at night. Didn't even know the dude was standing behind me till felt some brush against my leg
@@oopalonga Well, that's just a raccoon being a raccoon.
Just watched one where a raccoon was having a seizure then reanimated and started walking slow like this at a guy tying to attack. Scariest shit ever bro no cap
The one where the dude was throwing crackers at it? I just left that one lol
@@shoon3032 same xd
I know exactly what video you're talking about "Yeah, someone poisoned him... poor guy"
A few crackers later, a seizure. "Yeah he's dying--"
Suddenly goes literally Cujo on him. My heart, I panicked so bad as he tried multiple times to run inside his truck without getting bitten.
Pretty sure I just watched that video, guy throwin crackers at the damn thing.
Oooohhh yeaahhh.... I am here from that tooo....👍👍
I am old, have lived in the woods most of my life and have encountered rabid animals. This raccoon MAY have been in the early stages of rabies or perhaps a lost pet that is accustomed to being fed. Growing up I had 2 friends who each had pet raccoons that had been orphaned.
Yeah…but the raccoon was losing his balance. That wasn’t a good sign.
I had a racoon rollup on me recently on my back porch kinda like this guy when i was kind of in a corner. It was creeping slowly and didnt look so great and wouldn't be shooed off either. I wasnt sure if maybe someone was feeding it or it had bad intentions but I didnt think of rabies though.
The sarcasm "yeah, I got a pet raccoon that comes to golf with me" hahahah
He's definitely following me. It could have bitten or scratched you dude. Not smart.
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he didnt approach it the raccoon approached him he obviously doesnt have a gun to put it out his misery if he did he wouldve probably done so. and i dont know if a rabid animal will run towards you if you run away him continuing to try and back up was smart atleast a little bit
@@hypnoleaf3390 he could have stopped filming and called animal control
I love the look of pure disgust the raccoon shoots the other guy when he says “he’s got rabies!!!”
Rabid animals are sensitive to sound. They will behave like that when someone make sudden noise.
@@worawatsr9803 Or when someone tries to badmouth it while its nearby.
@@worawatsr9803 Yes, probably it was the sound rather than specifically expressing his opinion about rabies. But you never know.
I've seen videos of human rabies patients reacting the same way to their diagnosis (humans can be accurately diagnosed while still alive).
@@animalntelligence3170 Yes we absolutely do know. The raccoons rabies infested brain is in no state to analyze words and react angrily at specific words said. It's brain is at war and its badly losing. The reason it turned and looked was simply because of the noise and their sensitive hearing when being in that rabid state. The man could have screamed "FROG" and the raccoon would have turned and reacted the same way.
Also keep in mind like to feed raccoons. The problem with feeding wildlife is that it may cause them to lose their fear of humans. It's hard to tell. Could be rabies but I also noticed that the raccoon appears to be alert since it is reacting to other sounds
Nope just rabies sweetie. Save your Pretend Ted talk for children .
@@nukacola3795 The only thing to take away from this: Dont feed wildlife
I had an exact situation like this over 20 years ago. At the time, I lived in a town home community and was leaving for work when a raccoon began to slowly follow me. It followed me as I walked down the sidewalk to my vehicle. I made my way back to my house after I noticed it and it followed me to my front steps. I immediately knew it was sick with rabies. I grew up in rural SE Tennessee and we hunted these animals at night. I was familiar with their behavior so I dispatched it with a .22 air rifle pellet to the head then called animal control. They agreed it was probably rabid and I heard nothing else about the animal.
0:50 "he looks really sick"
Other guy: Yea, it has rabies
* guy putting 1 and 1 together with moment of silence *
He already had a feeling, hence why he said it might be rabid at the beginning of the video
You can tell he was proud of that one after the guy scoffed at the thought that he owned the raccoon.
Bro rigby buggin rn 😂😂😂
I’m gone😂
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my boy off the good bean this ain’t rabies
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Khaos Drew LMAOO
I have friendly raccoons that come out in daytime for snacks and they definitely don’t have rabies. I feel bad for the little guy in this video 🦝🥺
I'd still be cautious u never know
@@brandons4240 true! Being cautious is rule number #2 in raccoon rehabilitation.
In case anyone is wondering, Rule #1 is to always keep a pocket full of marshmallows 😂
youre crazy dude. all the best to you. just dont come biting people.
Distemper in raccoons- may include discharge of the nose and eyes, a rough coat of hair, emaciated appearance, and unusual behavior such as disoriented and roaming aimlessly. Happens generally every 5 to 7 yrs in larger populations and is contracted generally from dogs and cats.. usually ends in death but not always... just an fyi.. I've raised them since the 80's . This one is young and probably just left the nest. Males leave early to find their own territory- generally close to fall and females can stay the 1st winter with mom or leave and find a mate.
If you are "raising" them I take it you are trying to feed them and domesticate them, you are an idiot. It is only a matter of time before your poor judgement gets you hurt or worst yet another neighborhood pet or child. Since you are "raising" them are you also taking them to the vet for vaccinations or are you just rolling the dice and hoping that one of them doesn't attack you after contracting rabies or distemper?
I dont think people realize how close to death they are when they record these videos....
I think they do realize the danger however the thought of missing out on recording a viral video trumps all rational thought. That racoon didn't pose that guy any real threat other than needing urgent medical care if he was bitten
dying of rabies is one of the worst thing that can happen to a human
don't be stupid please
@@HomerJLeafs yeah if youre an idiot who gets bitten and doesnt get medical care
It's preventable if you know you've been exposed. As long as you get treated before symptoms start you'll be fine.
To death? I mean you can very easily survive this. Lol
The way the 🦝 looked back like I'm trying give him rabies TF
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@@yamixena does it can iffect human?
@@indifferentyoongi7088 yes, it looks like it doesn't since he was close to it but that's what raccoons with rabies do, in daytime, if it looks sick and tries to sneak up on you it has rabies
We had a bunch raccoons that would approach us in the day... rabbits, and deer too. They didn't have rabbies, but they didn't have a home anymore either, as the woods around 500 acres, were leveled in three days.
i wouldnt take that risk, regardless.
@@sjacqVO21 noted, but I've been feeding and playing with different generations of them for years now
Had a Coyote walk up to me like this the same way, very "walking dead" like. I could tell right away it had rabies. Same lumber in the way it moved. I got in my car and shut the door. MP's showed up and shot it. If you ever see a raccoon or coyote come up on you like this, get away from it, if you get scratched or bitten, the treatments are extensive and very unpleasant. If you have contact with them and don't get treatment, you can get encephalitis and die... look it up, it's a horrible way to go.
when the other guy said rabbies ; the raccoon looked at him like.......” damn you just told him you idiot”.
Dude said is that YOURS. AHAHAHA!
I died when he was like "yeah I got a pet raccoon that goes golfing with me"
Of course its Mine! Just cause my cat looks weird doesn't mean he doesn't deserve love!
There are lots of people with pet raccoons. It's not a stupid question. The stupid question is "does it have rabies?"
Lmfaoo I’ve had a raccoon as a pet
@@twizz420 very true
I had a rabid coyote come after me and my brother and sister when I was in grade school. We hid in the house. It came back a few days later and went after my two year old brother who was playing on the lawn, my uncle grabbed a rifle from the foyer closet and shot it . We lived on a ranch in Colorado.
Yes, it was rabid. Rabid animals wonder around. They don’t die all at once when they have rabies.
You can do that out there. In the pussy ass suburbs where the pussies live they can't do anything without calling the police.
Rabies is the sadest way to go. The animal feels as if it is dying of thirst. It cannot feel the water it drinks no matter how much it drinks. It basically starts seeking humans out for help with it's thirst. It's heartbreaking!
I saw a rabid raccoon on a hike once. I took it lightly because I really didn't realize it at the time. When I mentioned it at the ranger station, the woman freaked and wanted to know exactly where it was. It was a BIG one too and just a few feet from me. It could've been bad!
Same experience when I was a kid. Raccoon in the day time standing on top of a 4 foot tall tree stump where a tree had fallen. In the woods but not dense. Thing was displaying all the signs of late term rabies in hindsight. I think it was too far gone to even come after me. Just hissing and looking straight up trying to maintain balance. I instinctively kept my distance and was afraid, but looking back I feel lucky I got out of there unscathed.
@@warehousedave7937 It's amazing how vulnerable we are to animals as soon as we get into their territory.
@@josephconsoli4128 Damn I for real could've caught rabies 😭😭 Long story short, I went to a beach last year and when I was walking the trail. This raccoon popped up on me. I tried my best to back up as much as I could but I ran out of space and was surrounded by thorn bushes. I ended up just standing there and he came up to me and I felt his cold wet nose against my leg and he scratched my foot and walked off 😂😂
@@victorsanchez7193 I'm pretty sure you can get rabies from even just a scratch so its best to check up with a doctor just in case if you think the raccoon really had rabies
@@victorsanchez7193 please get checked and get a rabies vaccine. Rabies can lay dormant in your body for quite some time before any symptoms show. It’s been confirmed that rabies has occurred as long as 7 years after exposure.
This is truly heartbreaking to watch when you really think about it. It’s not only scary for the cameraman, but also probably for the raccoon. The cameraman knows that they may be afflicted with rabies if the raccoon attacks them, and the raccoon probably knows it will die because of how painful rabies is.
I'd pop that thing with 0 hesitation. Eliminate the threat and end its suffering.
@@jmsgridiron5628 yeah that raccoon is just suffering. With a zero percent chance of survival.
@@jmsgridiron5628 You wouldn't be wrong for it. Being stuck in a haze full of pain,thirst,hunger,and a frenzy sounds pretty terrible even though you tried to sound all tough and edgy
@@jmsgridiron5628 Killing it is the best thing you could do
@Susan Houseman nobody asked for your input
Omg I watched this whole video thinking it said “raccoon with BABIES” I have been thoroughly disappointed
One of the signs your nation is backwards or collapsing is the rabies deaths per year in your nation. The United States sometimes goes a couple of years with no rabies deaths of humans. We had one spike a few years ago, real horror situation of an organ and tissue donor that had died of rabies but it wasn't diagnosed and their infected tissues were implanted into a bunch of people who all died. Rabies is a horrific and painful death.
India has around 20,000 human rabies deaths every year, China claims only a few thousand but evidence shows it's well over 40,000 per year. Mexico had around 60 to just over a hundred per year but in the late 90's dropped down to U.S. levels. The key in Mexico was mandatory dog vaccinations. The other part was better infrastructure to make the rabies PEP treatment available.
Educate yourselves people. I’m 31 and I’m just now learning about this
Lol facts
It’s never too late to buy crackers.
@Travis Morrison dude you never watched Old Yeller as a kid?
You didn’t know about rabies until age 31 wtf kind of education you got???
@@idontcheckmynotifsdontboth7753 one that doesn’t teach about rabies lol
“IS THAT YOURS?” 🤣
I came here for this 🤣
Hahahahahahahahahaha!!
We had one like this when I was about 13, half-jokingly called Mr. Rabies. He would come out during the day fairly often and stare at us for awhile before heading off again. He also went into our neighbor's house one night while their back door was open. He was around for maybe a couple weeks to a month, after which we never saw him again. Not actually sure if he was rabid though, as he was pretty fat so he might've just been used to being fed by people.
The sarcastic "Yea I got a pet raccoon to come golf with me" was it for me.
"He got rabies"
The Raccoon: I'm gonna put some dirt in your eye
Bully Maguire bullies a Rabid Raccoon
Bites someone's leg
"Gonna cry?"
Wow the way the raccoon acts on impulse alone, the second the other guy spoke the raccoon forgot about the guy filming him until he spoke again, exactly how I imagine zombies only reacting to sight and sound stimuli. It’s been proven that in the majority of cases their sense of touch, smell, motor skills, and taste are annihilated but sight and sound are seemingly protected by the rabies, AND their bodies react to movement and sound for what’s recorded as up to 10 minutes after heart and brain functions have ceased
Fetch me their souls just got a whole lot realer lol
When I saw raccoon stumble, I wondered how many cases of human "zombies" had been rabies. 🤔
@@gent_Carolina I think recorded, since they only have been checking the brain for circa a century, three. Other cases were either parasites or drugs.
@@mista_ke Tyvm 😀 Where did u find that info? ...bc idw2 dig ard in b/s zombie hype websites for hours.
Btw did u read abt those ants which get taken over by a fungus? Creepy!
@@gent_Carolina I researched it two years ago. Yeah, I heard about it. Fungus was also apparently the cause for two recorded zombie attacks.
I read the title as “Raccoon with Babies” and I was so confused this entire video… I thought this was gonna be cute😭😭
“Yeah he’s got rabies”
Raccoon: “I know you didn’t just blow my damn cover.”
0:40 "Yeah I got a pet racoon that comes to golf with me" lmao you smart ass
Man, all it wanted was to play golf only to be called out for having rabies.
I grew up pretty far out. I will never forget the first time I spotted a rabid racoon. I was about 7. I ran in and told my dad who came out to verify. He called the police to let them know as it was wandering towards the neighbors property. I went and spoke to the lady who owned the land it went on, came back to find the cop and my dad talking. Cop said he only had his pistol on him, my dad had that covered...and when he came out he gave me the rifle. It was just a .22lr, and I had hunted and killed many times before...but never something sick or something I was not going to eat. That thing took my first shot to the head square between the eyeballs and was able to hang on to the limb. I put the 2nd shot through its eyeball. It fell about 20-30 feet out of a tree and proceeded to violently spasm. I have never had anything quite like that happen in front of me before or since. It is hard to watch any creature suffer, but it is better safe than sorry with rabies man...put it down fast and hard if you have any reason to suspect it is ill...where I am from, being out in daylight is enough to justify a bullet for racoons.
I have a racoon in the yard who sleeps in my cypress tree, I see him during the day sometimes because he hunts invasive iguana here in South florida. He kinda looks at my curiously and scurried if I get up from the porch but is slowly becoming acclimated to my presence. This animal may have been used to being fed by humans sadly and is confused and hungry.
Sound like a horror story . Lol
@MUWAFFAQ no 7...maybe 8 but absolutely before 10. Got my first 22 from my dad on my 5th birthday and he made me pull triggers while he helped me since the age of 3. He was an avid hunter, fisher and camper.
@MUWAFFAQ some people's lives are just different than ours.
@@trevorveillette8415 you had an awesome childhood
We can't even hunt in india and own guns
only vips in India can own one
"Yeah i got a pet racoon that comes to golf with me" 😂😂😂
And I can imagine some animal loving city dweller say, "Oh! look at the lovely animal coming toward me to give me love! Let's take it home!"
I’m so glad there’s no rabies in my country... it’s equally terrifying and heartbreaking to see
where do you live? it's nice to hear that if there is a place without rabies.
@@behb3425 uk has only ever had one case of rabies so thats one country, still wouldn't live here tho lol
@@Kalash74 interesting fact, thanks.
I remember freaking out when the channel tunnel was being built because the UK was one of the few places where rabies was non existent. I was quite young and rabies scared the absolute sh*t out of me 😬.
In UK you worry about Shanks and acid attacks
1:15 "Hes definitely following me" No shit sherlock xD
Definitely looks like an early sign of rabies poor lil guy just looks tired and wants a hug.
It’s looking for help , it knows it’s unwell, and it is begging for you to help it
The fact that it pauses as you talk to the other people is crazy! Almost like it's engaging and waiting to chime into the conversation.
0:53
Other dude: he's got rabies
Raccoon: wtf you say?
Playing around with a potentially rabid animal definitely moves you up the list for a Darwin Award.
He wants to know if your interested in your cars extended warranty
Man:
Raccoon: we’ve been trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty.
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"Yeah he's mine. I take to the golf course with me." Best line ever 🤣
Dude has no idea how close he was to getting bit and having a horrible death!
Lol, raccoon was like, “why you tell him I’m sick, mind your business”.
Little fun fact: wild raccoons will only approach you at day time if they have rabies. Generally seeing them in the day time is a bad sign as well.
Can ,oh explain why why it is dangerous and why it is following him? I dont get it at all and I seem to be the only one here :&
@@heni63 the raccoon has rabies. Rabies is a disease that invades the brain and compels the host to bite so it can spread. There is no cure for it and it kills whatever gets infected by it. You can stop the disease if its caught before symptoms start but after that you're screwed
@@dragonflyx654 Omg wtf That sounds awful and terrifying :( Thanks for the info now I know!
Little fun fact.: this isn’t a fact. Saying generally something happens means it is in fact. Not a fact.
@@dragonflyx654 very very survivable and treatable. Just going to the doctor before symptoms show and zero risk.
What I was expecting to see: snarling and foaming at the mouth
What I got: a raccoon slowly walking towards some guy
Same.
The @mariahcarey head rattle is the symptom… that little dude thinks he’s hitting a high note, but it’s just a whistle
Raccoons usually stay away from humans, so one approaching you is a sign of rabies. Plus, the way it was walking and shaking its head was another symptom.
"Oho, are you approaching me?"
"I cannot infect the shit outta you if I don't get closer"
"Then come as close as you'd like!"
The foaming of the mouth only occurs when it's about to die due to an excess of saliva and the throat closing up I think. Please correct me if I'm wrong
It’s not foaming at the mouth though…he could be a raccoon that has been fed by humans and now naturally associates humans with food…there was a juvenile raccoon at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens that came up to me when he saw that I had a loaf of bread (my fiancee and I were going there to feed the ducks at the time). So he came right up to me and I handed him a slice. He took it right out of my hand with his paws and scampered over to the lake and dipped it like a human would dunk a biscotti in their morning coffee and ate it. Then he looked at us for more. I think we may have given him one more slice but then saved the rest for the ducks/fish/turtles/geese/swans that were there that morning. Really cool sight to see!
That’s what I was thinking. And aren’t they very aggressive as well? Like hyper aggressive. This guy looked like he was hungry and was like, “yo, you look a little plump there fella, I know you got some grub” 😂
you see a raccoon in daylight, stay clear
"Is that your raccoon?"
"Yeah, i got a pet raccoon that comes to golf with me."
You’re all tripping. That’s just my lost pet Bandit. He friendly.
Hahahahaha
A human probably fed the raccoon in the past so it is looking for food that way. A raccoon with rabies will foam at the mouth. Raccoons will wake up in the day if they know food is around.
“yeah i got a pet raccoon that comes to golf with me” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I like how the Racoon stopped when the other guy said he got rabies. The Racoon was truly offended.
Thanks for the extended close-up view of the grass.
The only difficult thing is deciding which gun I’m going to use
This is honestly so creepy to watch. Raccoons are usually timid and skittish animals, and tend to be very sweet as parents to their young or even sometimes as pets. Seeing one twitching and mindlessly walking towards a human being with no explanation for that behavior- and knowing that once it reaches the person it’s capable of ending their life horrifically with a single bite... noooo thank you.
Everyone is gangsta till the raccoon starts following you like a mad man
Quick guide on understanding animals and rabies:
If you see a animal out in the open in daylight when it shouldn't be(like a possum or a raccoon, since they're nocturnal), be on your guard and stay away. If they're walking towards you, look at the way they're walking and study their features. Things to look for:
1. If they're running, RUN AWAY!!!
2. If they're limping, get out of there!
3. If they look sick(unnaturally skinny and patchy), leave
4. Throw food and see how they react. If they leave food and still approaching you, RUN!!!
Possums don’t get rabies.
Was gonna say this. It’s not unheard of but super rare apparently.
@@macdaddynick1751 Some animals are used to humans and usually approach us for either food or safety. Luckily it is pretty easy to spot if something is odd with animals since rabies affect their motor functions like walking. Unfortunately some people may see that as a cry for help and....yeah that's how victims are made to be
The only rabies vector that is strictly nocturnal is the bat. All others are active at any time of the day or night. Raccoons tend to keep the same hours as college students.
And possums are not considered rabies vectors. If exposed, there's only about a 5% chance they'll contract it, and they basically have to have a high fever at the time. There are about as many cases of rabid possums in the US as there are rabid humans.
Casually clicked after I glanced at the title and thought it said Raccoon with Babies. Spooky. I sometimes have skunks that wander around during the daylight hours and think the same thing altho foxes are by far the most common carriers in my area.
Glad I saw this video... if a raccoon did this too me I’d think “oh wow, the raccoon is used to humans” and consider petting it.
“Yeah I got a pet raccoon that comes to golf with me!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I had a friendly raccoon try to come in my house once, no rabid stories here thankfully.
People are under the asumption that a racoon walking around in the day time must be sick or rabid. I have raised many baby racoons from babies to adulthood. My racoons walk around free outside day or night and wild ones also come to visit during day time hours. Distemper is a disease racoons also get ehich causes drooling and emaciation. This racoon could be a tame racoon that has been let loose to fend for itself and cant find enough food to sustain itself after being dependant on people. My racoons also follow me looking for a handout. Im not saying this is what is happening in this video, just that it is a posibility. Dont automaticaly assume rabies but of course protect yourself from contact with it. Food offered, if not terribly ill will stop it in its tracks. It looks weak and unsteady on its feet , someone could have poisoned it , and a racoon with babies nearby will become viscious and possibly chase you. Hope this ended well for all oncerned.
As a wildlife rehabber it don't have rabies , sometimes they are asking for help or food ...
I love how he’s filming so he can press charges! 😂😂😂
Imagine the raccoon grew up with dogs and thought it was a dog too and just wanted to be pet
See things like this are what makes me think this isn’t a rabid animal. This raccoon could be very use to human interactions. And when you look at other videos of rabid animals they act in a very specific way. I don’t see that in this raccoon. I see a hungry animal that has lost fear of humans
@@DanielBowens If you think like that, I hope you don’t get bitten one day.
@@Nezuk0._ I’ve very familiar with rabies and it’s effect on people and animals, hence my comment. This animal shows know true sign of being rabid. Simply being out in the middle of the day isn’t a sign of rabies. The animal seems to be of calm temperament and has a healthy overall appearance, which is why I think someone could be feeding this like a cat which would ultimately make things like this happen.
Remember that scene in Monty Python & The Holy Grail when Sir Lancelot is seen in the far distance charging in to break up a forced wedding?
Multiple times!
Racoon -" stop backing up , I've been trying to reach you about your cars warranty!!! "
I like how the raccoon gave that guy a stare for calling out his rabies.
Beware of any raccoon out in the day
Except if it's a pregnant mother. They're know to voyage in the daytime often.
As oppose to night?
@@secondson1186 Well, yeah...
@@cali2468 Still leave it alone
@@Gachaco. Years ago I saw a raccoon whom was obviously pregnant crossing my back lawn. She strolled across while I'm sitting on my lawn chair as if I wasn't there. That's how I learned of racoons in the day.
The raccoon definitely heard that guy shouting it had rabies
I have a feeling drawing a firearm would be justified in this case.
Guy being attacked: "it seems to be mauling me with it's teeth and claws. I may lose quite a bit of blood due to the intensity of the attack. Death may also be a possibility if I don't receive medical aid in time."
Lmmfao bro hahaha 😂 🤣
The raccoon when the man said I think he has rabies: 👁👄👁
Could be a pet someone raised from a baby. A friend of mine found a new born and he would come and go and freaked people out who didn’t know him.
Poor thing. That was way too close to be, in my opinion, to chance getting a bite. Also thought distemper. Or, it could have been "tamed" by someone who let it go, it couldn't survive and was starving to death? I'm sure it's out of it's misery by now.
Young raccoon. No head tilting, no spinning, no foaming, no dizziness. This isn't rabies.
One walking slowly toward you in a straight line the day time is NOT a sure sign of rabies. (Balance issues are #1). I have plenty of non-completely nocturnal raccoons in my neighborhood. Young ones will often follow me because they didn't learn proper fear of humans and view them as a food source. Most likely this racoon was fed by humans in the past.
Yea, there was a racoon in a park we used to go to who was always begging for food. He was perfectly fine, just a mooch who was used to people. I've seen them walking around my neighborhood during day light over the years growing up.
“I’m not trying to be near it” slowly walking away lmao dude turn around and run to your car or sum 🤣🤣
The racoon just wanted to talk to you about your extended car warranty.
The second I seen it walking and how thin it was I knew right away it was rabid, we had a bit of an infestation of Rabid Racoons and Rabid Skunks one year around where I live because we had on elusive Rabid Fox running around spreading it.
That's low-key creepy how that thing was following him and he stood there and filmed it, ask yourself what you would do if you were in this kind of situation.
Ask yourself what you'd do for money/views, if TH-cam didn't exist he wouldn't have stayed around as long as he did, unless his aim was to help the animal. It's hard to say what I'd do in that situation however I'm sure if I had my phone on hand, I would have done the same thing. I have encountered full grown violent racoons before and they can be super scary. During a pheasant hunting trip my uncle's hunting dog pulled a giant raccoon out of its den and another two adult raccoons decided to follow and join the fight with the dogs, the adult hunters that were with me had to point blank the raccoons with their 12 gauges to end the fight, was a pretty brutal thing to see as a kid. Ever since that moment I've always really respected raccoons
Man nothing. Just walk away. Would t even film it. Lol this was boring!
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Wrong answer. You don't just walk away and be done with things. You call the authorities and inform them that a rabid animal is roaming the area. Because if you don't, it'll find someone else, or simply spread the virus around with its infected fluids oozing all over the place.
@@zomboids2100 ok that’s fair. But sure as shit don’t just fuck with it. Haha
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Oh definitely not. If you suspect an animal is rabid no matter what size, never mess with it. Rabies is a terrifying virus. And dying from it is even more terrifying.
Can you imagine just sunbathing out at the park and then suddenly finding this thing on top of you?
Enjoy the rest of summer!
Weont have em out here
Yeah zero concern. Lol
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The racoon is starving and thirsty and needs your help. Someone probably trapped it and torchured it. I would pick it up and pet it. They are very loving animals
First clue an animal is ill: if it’s a nocturnal, wandering around like this in broad daylight, it’s ill. Whether it’s rabies or distemper, both deadly.