A portion of South Mountain Reservation in Essex County remains closed after a coyote bit a 13-year-old girl on Friday, officials said.
believed to have rabies after the animal attacked a mother and her 4-year-old son in Fairfield.
If you see a coyote, yelling and waving your arms, as well as using a noisemaker like a whistle, horns or shakers, can ward it off. Throwing sticks, balls or small rocks or using hoses and water guns can scare them off, too. In “furious form,” the animals can appear agitated, and may bite objects either imaginary or real. But, in the “paralytic” form, animals can experience paralysis or a coma.
It’s bat bites, which can happen as people sleep, that are the most common transmitter, according to the Humane Society.What do I do if I was attacked by a rabid animal?
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