El chupacabra is back and bit me (Graphic pic)

[gryeyes]

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While opossums are pouched mammals (marsupials) they really do not survive rabies infection long enough to be carriers, as another BYC member posted.

 

[ColbyNTX]

Dang Steve, can't you feel the difference between fur and feathers in the dark! hehe

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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Sometimes you have to just "go for it" to find out what's in there. LOL

Steve

 

[pinkyglory123]

Please get vaccinated for rabies if your physican recomends it. Rabies is fatal in all except for one pretty recent case in a teen aged girl I believe it was in the midwest. You can be symptom free for four months. It still occurs in India and other countries. Google "human rabies" on U Tube and the next thing we hear will be your car peeling out of the drive...or should be.

 

[ColbyNTX]

I don't think rabies is that common in NC where Steve is located. Now if it were me here in TX, I would go in a heartbeat! I work in animal health and really don't see many, if any Opossum rabies cases, mostly skunks & mexican free-tail bats.

 

[pringle]

I eat rabies for breakfast!

 

[M To The Maxx]

Nice shot. What did you use? Pellet?