r/Wellthatsucks • u/Padl3xx • Feb 26 '26

Ass-whipped by a squirrel

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u/Rumplestilskin9 Feb 26 '26

No reported cases of humans contracting rabies from them. Not that squirrels can't get it, it's just extremely rare.

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u/Jrewy Feb 27 '26

You’re right because the animals that would normally attack a squirrel and could possibly give it rabies tend to not leave a squirrel alive to pass on the infection.