Rabid otter attacks and wounds elderly Florida man

[tim5055]

134 miles from the Fort.

Rabid otter attacks and wounds elderly Florida man

 

[Shan-man]

134 miles!? I had no idea they had such range!

 

[tim5055]

134 miles!? I had no idea they had such range!

The article says "I just looked down on the ground and I saw this little animal walking across and he walked across real slow," Apparently one too many beers and he staggered off in the wrong direction.....

 

[CampingBandit]

Forgive me for being naive but is it normal for a 96 year old man to be walking near thick brush at 4:30 in the morning?

What a scary story....

 

[BigDaddyRog]

Am I the only person who got a mental image of M.Python's Killer Rabbit while reading that article???

 

[Princess Sleepy]

Forgive me for being naive but is it normal for a 96 year old man to be walking near thick brush at 4:30 in the morning?

What a scary story....

Not really much weirder than there being two people on hand to help him when he was attacked.

 

[DaveInTN]

That story is bizarre on so many levels.

 

[auntie]

.... Has anyone heard from Deb today.
I sure hope Wynotta has been feeling okay..hate to think what might happen if Deb ticks her off.

 

[des1954]

LOL @ Auntie!

LOL @ Rog - I had the same mental image when I heard this on the news last night!

No, Wynottah is very saddened that one of her beloved cousins had an encounter with some other creature that had rabies.

Otters are typically afraid of people and will run and hide, not run and ambush. I'm guessing that, setting the rabies aside, the otter was trying to forage for food because their main diet - fish - have for the most part died off due to the extremely cold temperatures we've experienced this winter. The report in the Sarasota Herald Tribune went on to say that in another area of Venice, two horses were being attacked by another rabid otter! Both rabid otters were ultimately shot & killed. If I lived in that area, I would be on the lookout for raccoons and squirrels - both well known carriers of rabies. Otters are not known carriers of rabies and had to get it from somewhere.

I know this area pretty well - as I once worked near there. Nice neighborhood, but I can't even begin to fathom why a 96 year old man was out wandering the streets at this hour of the morning. And it was pretty cold, to boot. Also - one of the "rescuers" claimed to have beaten the otter with a shovel. Who the heck carries a shovel with them - and where was he going at 4:30am with a shovel??

Things that make me go "Hmmmmmmm"!!

 

[AuburnJen92]

All of y'all are overreacting....

It was just a flesh wound....(in my best Monty Python voice)

 

[disney4dan]

Also - one of the "rescuers" claimed to have beaten the otter with a shovel. Who the heck carries a shovel with them - and where was he going at 4:30am with a shovel??

Things that make me go "Hmmmmmmm"!!

I'm thinkin they were just hidin the bodies. Nothin to see here folks, just keep moving along. Or maybe searching for some pirate treasure, maties....

 

[Born 2 Fish]

Do you spose theres such a thing possible as a rabid fish ??
I mean,,think about it, spose a rabid otter bites a fish but the fish gets away and survives,,

I'm just say'n.

 

[stacktester]

I just bought a pistol that shoots .410 shotgun shells and .45 caliber bullets. It's called "The Judge". Seems to me I may be doin some ottuh hunting soon. Years ago I remember otters were biting people at Itchnetucknee Springs in N. FL. I've seen the teeth these things have and I wouldn't want to be a victim of one. Sorry Debbie, but IMO a dead otter is better than a live one. I'll spare Wynotta (for now) but her day is coming.

 

[AuburnJen92]

Donnie would kill Wynottah, whether he had a pistol or not....

 

[John VN]

Stitches in his head from the fall and reconstructive surgery needed on hands.

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/sun_coast/305-otter-attacks-elderly-man

I hope link works