Saturday, January 16, 2010

Would a rabid squirrel be in a tree?

Would a rabid squirrel be able to climb up a tree?Would a rabid squirrel be in a tree?
Theoretically if it did have rabies, it could still climb a tree until neurological impairement was to severe. However it is highly unlikely that a squirrel has rabies tough not impossible, as all mammals are capable of being a rabies vector. Scary tought: there are documented reports of rabid chipmunks/ rats and mice tough I cant remember of any squirrel cases ! But these are all very rare cases.Would a rabid squirrel be in a tree?
of course, it is still a squirrel
squirrels are very unlikely to carry rabies, if they were bitten by an animal with rabies...it would presumably be larger than they are and the squirrel would most likely die in the attack. It would not live long enough to be a threat to pass it along to any other animal.
only if he is nuts

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