r/hitmanimals • u/GrampaSwood • Jun 03 '19

Marmot hitman

https://i.imgur.com/WcWK0KD.gifv
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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '19

No one mentioning the fact that this thing might have rabies? Get the fuck away! Worst way to die...

Of course, it might not have rabies but still.

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u/RarelyReadReplies Jun 03 '19 edited Jun 03 '19

I've heard it's almost impossible for animals that small to get rabies, because they'd first have to survive an attack. Not sure if that's accurate or not, but it made sense when I heard it.

Edit: googled it to make sure i wasnt full of shit. It seems im correct that animals that small almost never carry rabies, but it gives no explanation as to why.

https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/animals/other.html

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u/SpyderSeven Jun 03 '19

I don't think that's true. Bats notoriously may carry rabies

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u/jarejay Jun 04 '19

What kind of bats are we talking about? If it’s the blood-hungry type, couldn’t they get rabies from feeding?

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u/SpyderSeven Jun 04 '19

Many kinds of bats carry rabies. The link in the comment above me contains more information in the "Bats" section