Pimpadeaux 2,404 Posted July 16, 2023 https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-heck-rabid-55-pound-052826173.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,337 Posted July 16, 2023 I thought this thread was going to be about a type of rodent afflicted with a medical illness. And I was right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 5,185 Posted July 16, 2023 7 minutes ago, Mookz said: I thought this thread was going to be about a type of rodent afflicted with a medical illness. And I was right. I thought it was going to about his Mom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkeye21 2,381 Posted July 16, 2023 I was fishing on the Mississippi last weekend around a beaver hut and that damn thing came out and followed me around for a good 10 minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BunnysBastatrds 2,310 Posted July 16, 2023 On 7/15/2023 at 10:41 PM, Hawkeye21 said: I was fishing on the Mississippi last weekend around a beaver hut and that damn thing came out and followed me around for a good 10 it’s brown and it’s brown and furry. No. They wat wood. On 7/15/2023 at 10:41 PM, Hawkeye21 said: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 3,832 Posted July 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Hawkeye21 said: I was fishing on the Mississippi last weekend around a beaver hut and that damn thing came out and followed me around for a good 10 minutes. You think the beaver was profiling you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seafoam1 2,799 Posted July 16, 2023 Do they think Ukraine is winning too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,620 Posted July 17, 2023 I have an irrational fear of rabies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BirdGang 385 Posted July 17, 2023 One of my biggest fears in college. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,578 Posted July 17, 2023 Good name for your geek fantasy team name Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pimpadeaux 2,404 Posted July 17, 2023 59 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said: I have an irrational fear of rabies I had a rabid raccoon in my yard not long ago. It was pretty freaky. County animal control came out and got it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,620 Posted July 17, 2023 16 minutes ago, Pimpadeaux said: I had a rabid raccoon in my yard not long ago. It was pretty freaky. County animal control came out and got it. Exactly, that sucks. We have so many wild animals around our house, almost all of them can carry rabies. Except possums, their body temperature is too low for rabies to survive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patweisers44 815 Posted July 17, 2023 Phillybear would still fock em. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 6,558 Posted July 17, 2023 2 hours ago, MTSkiBum said: I have an irrational fear of rabies 49 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said: Exactly, that sucks. We have so many wild animals around our house, almost all of them can carry rabies. Except possums, their body temperature is too low for rabies to survive. Seems like a rational fear to me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pimpadeaux 2,404 Posted July 17, 2023 1 hour ago, MTSkiBum said: Exactly, that sucks. We have so many wild animals around our house, almost all of them can carry rabies. Except possums, their body temperature is too low for rabies to survive. Squirrels don't carry rabies, either. I was a reporter for the Corpus Christi newspaper back in the early 1990s, and my beat was five focking counties, including Kleberg, home of Kingsville and The King Ranch. I ran across a cop report that a rabid cow had been found on The King Ranch. I'd never before heard of a rabid cow, so it seemed like a good story. I found a Kleberg County phone book in the newspaper records room and found a phone number for the King Ranch owners' HOUSE. I called the number, and focking Mrs. Kleberg answered the phone: RING RING! Mrs. Kleberg: Hello? Rusty: Good afternoon, my name is Rusty Syringes, and I'm a reporter for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. With whom am I speaking? Mrs. Kleberg: This is Mrs. Kleberg. What do you want? Rusty: I ran across a police report indicating that a rabid cow had been found on the King Ranch. Is this the first time in King Ranch history that you've had a rabid cow? Mrs. Kleberg: I'm not answering your questions, and don't ever call this number again! Rusty: But ... CLICK! About an hour later, the editor calls me in his office and says he received a call from Mrs. Kleberg, complaining about me calling her house. He told me to never call that number again, and I'm like, "What the fock? Why wouldn't I call that number?" I did manage to get the story, and it made the state/national wire. I also worked in that Mrs. Kleberg declined comment, which I'm sure pizzed her off when she read it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerDodger 797 Posted July 17, 2023 1 hour ago, MTSkiBum said: Except possums, their body temperature is too low for rabies to survive. Huh, interesting to know. Also from the googles - small rodents like mice and rabbits are almost never found to carry rabies and can't transmit it to humans. Birds are not mammals so cannot carry rabies. (looked that up because my dogs have been killing a lot of rabbits and birds lately) Wildlife most commonly diagnosed with rabies includes; raccoons, bats, skunks, foxes, and coyotes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 6,558 Posted July 17, 2023 1 hour ago, MTSkiBum said: Except possums, their body temperature is too low for rabies to survive. That explains why @OldMaidkeeps them as pets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,337 Posted July 17, 2023 5 hours ago, MTSkiBum said: I have an irrational fear of rabies Hydrophobiaphobia? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nobody 2,557 Posted July 17, 2023 Beating a 55 pound beaver to death. I wonder how messy that got. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
