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?😭😂
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.
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.
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..
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.
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
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
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.
@@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.
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?
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.
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
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 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.
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
@@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 😂
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.
@@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
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.
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
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 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.
I thought the same thing when one started towards me during the day time. Stuck his hand out as to ask for food. I went inside. 10 mins later it climbed in my neighbors window across the street. Come to find out it was their pet 😂 so glad I didn’t take it out!
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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
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 😬.
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 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.
@@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
Is it easy to get bit by one and is it possible to kick him hard like a ball if he approaches you like that or you just have to get away from him so he doesn't bite you?
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.
I live in Loxahatchee Florida, and they’re tearing down woods left right & center, so raccoons out during the day has been common place for at least 15 years now, having said that none of them walk up to me, they are nothing like this guy, nor drooling or growling, they stay out by my pond, which is about an acre away from my house, I don’t feed them, no no,I feel so bad that they have to come out during the day, some mornings I can tell they’ve been digging in my garden for grubs and worms etc., Wouldn’t have been as calm as you were sir lol✌🏻
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.
@@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."
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've encountered a couple raccoons with rabies. One was last year here in the N.C. summer heat in the afternoon. I was about to the street to turn to my house and a raccoon is meandering in the middle of the road. I call animal control. The guy talked to me like I was a idiot. In fact I have 23 years of law enforcement experience and I'm a outdoorsman. He said its perfectly normal for nocturnal animals to come out in the daytime. I said yes but not on an adventure and in a hazardous location. Raccoons are pretty smart. He talked down to me and kept on then he said he was on the other side of the county anyway. He also said there hasn't been any "reported" rabies in a while. Maybe because you don't go out and have a look?
