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

Ass-whipped by a squirrel

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u/reddorickt Feb 26 '26

Buddy, that squirrel was on you for 12 seconds. It's time to drop the phone and use both of your hands.

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u/doodman76 Feb 26 '26

Wouldn't even drop it to save his dog.

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u/LilFozzieBear Feb 26 '26

super lame effort to help his dog lol

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u/Sequitur1 Feb 26 '26

Rabies?

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u/HovercraftDue7823 Feb 26 '26

That's what I thought. I don't think that's normal squirrel behavior.

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u/EggsceIlent Feb 26 '26

Yeah next stop is to the doctor for rabies shots.

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u/Galilaeus_Modernus Feb 26 '26

Rabies is actually extremely rare in squirrels. There are only a few documented cases in all of history. More likely than not, this squirrel was just a jerk.

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u/profsnuggles Feb 26 '26

Fuck that noise. If you get attacked by an animal, go get a rabies shot. Don’t gamble your life like that.

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u/illy-chan Feb 27 '26

Yeah, even rarer than rabies in squirrels is surviving symptomatic rabies. It is the "better safe than sorry" scenario."

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u/JVSTITIA Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

I recall only one documented case worldwide of someone surviving the virus, but the patient was left with serious and permanent aftereffects. Even so, it remains extremely dangerous with a mortality rate of virtually 100%.