papershredder
Newly Enlightened
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my nieghbor called me about a squirrel having a seizure by her garbages. i actually just tossed my 6p on the bed and thought i didn't have a flashlight. i patted my pockets and realized i put my rexlight 2.0 in my pocket, because i never knew you could use 14500 batteries in it. i turned it on and looked around for it, finding a dead squirrel under the shack where the garbage bins are stored. he was stiff as a board at this point, so i think he might have had rabies. the kids were fascinated for about half a minute before they ran off with my flashlight. this is why i always carry two. had to pick up the squirrel in the dark. which reminds me...where are those kids?
Squirrels typically don't get rabies. It's very rare for small critters like these to be carriers. Typically a larger animal that has the rabies usually kills the smaller animal outright. The smaller animal does not get a bite and then gets away.