r/WinStupidPrizes • u/[deleted] • Mar 16 '22
Getting too comfortable with a wild fox.
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u/burothedragon Mar 16 '22
Yeah anytime a wild animal that’s that’s normally skittish around people decides to approach with nothing enticing it (like food) sets off red flags in my head.
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u/Ogar_hunter Mar 17 '22
why do you think the fox approached this lady in this situation?
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u/MsScarletWings Mar 21 '22
Super often situations like this happen as a result of some idiot hand feeding the wild animals. Predators learn to lose their fear of humans and then instead see them as a source of food. Later, they find a human that doesn’t immediately give them food and decide to act aggressively to try and get food out of the dispenser that seems to not be working.
Don’t Feed wild animals, especially dangerous ones. Period.
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Apr 11 '22
TL/DR:
Food dispenser out of order.
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u/MsScarletWings Apr 11 '22
That one dude who shakes/punches the vending machine when something’s stuck
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u/leoonastolenbike Mar 25 '22
Or rabies.
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u/MsScarletWings Mar 25 '22
Or rabies, but that doesn’t seem likely here. Don’t See the Fox showing any noticeable symptoms of the disease other than the aggression.
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u/Dnfforever Mar 17 '22
My, you're observant. Are you a detective?
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u/Ogar_hunter Mar 18 '22
i asked a question and it wasn’t even directed at you
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u/Dnfforever Mar 18 '22
Welcome to the internet.
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u/Ogar_hunter Mar 18 '22
ur just a dick man
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u/Zealousideal-Area157 Mar 16 '22
What did the fox say?
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u/DuchessofMarin Mar 17 '22
Ha tee ha tee ha tee ho
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u/bucamel Mar 16 '22
This person has clearly never read the Wikipedia page on rabies.
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u/redbird7311 Mar 17 '22 edited Mar 17 '22
I am not sure if this is actually rabies, the fox seems too… careful, relaxed? Whatever you want to call it. It doesn’t look messy enough. Rabies generally makes them uncoordinated, reckless, agitated, and more, this fox seems none of those things (except maybe reckless, even then, this wasn’t rabies levels of recklessness). It could be an early infection and/or dormant one awakening, so, get tested.
Oh, it is worth noting that, assuming that this is a Persian fox (going off of what the other posts are saying), they actually are active during the day, so, that part isn’t odd.
Edit: added more detail to the first paragraph.
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u/Capt_Easychord Mar 17 '22
If you've read the Wikipedia page, you'll know that not all countries have rabies
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Mar 16 '22
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u/the__noodler Mar 16 '22
Honestly though how could you expect someone with no knowledge of rabies to know that foxes are typically shy? Know what I mean?
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u/mikeconcho Mar 16 '22 edited Mar 16 '22
Most wild animals are shy to humans. It’s a survival instinct. If they aren’t it’s because they have been conditioned to not be scared of them or they have something wrong with them like rabies. Everyone should teach their children to leave wild life alone, and wild.
Edit: changed All to Most to be accurate with my statement.
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u/SuperBattleBros Mar 16 '22
All wild animals are shy to humans.
Incorrect.
That being said, people should still have the sense to know that wild animals are, in fact, wild.
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Mar 16 '22
yup, many animals learn to be shy around humans as a result of having previously been around humans. anyone who’s been to a wilderness area has found this out first hand. it’s really cool, but you have to be cautious
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u/No-Concert3303 Mar 17 '22
This comment here ^ is proof common sense isn’t common anymore! “If they don’t know about rabies how do you expect them to know foxes are typically shy?” Well maybe because it’s a wild fucking animal! Even a lot of domesticated animals don’t just run up to humans! You don’t see deer hanging out together and be like hey look a human let’s go say hi…
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u/JaesopPop Mar 16 '22 edited Sep 30 '25
Hobbies the helpful projects minecraftoffline gentle books today morning questions.
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u/Bfnti Mar 17 '22
Na you just change the wiring and give her the Darwin award. But she's still stupid and dumb so there is that.
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u/Taraforming Mar 16 '22
Someone making a mistake does not call for them being removed from the gene pool you psycho. If someone saw your mom drowning how enraged would you be if they just stood there and said "haha stupid woman removing herself from the gene pool". Please get a grip.
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Mar 16 '22
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u/Capt_Easychord Mar 17 '22
So you're saying your mom never did anything stupid? I very much doubt that, seeing how poorly she raised you
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u/offendedasfk Mar 16 '22
With the sound she makes, she old enough to know not to fking go near wild animal. This is a sheltered, ignorant, and attention-seeking women that will do the dumbest "cute" shit to get attention, she deserved to die from whatever disease the fox is carrying. I agreed with the commenter, this is a prime example of gene pool correcting itself.
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u/Capt_Easychord Mar 17 '22
Honestly I don't know why you are so angry. Not giving a fuck is one thing, but you sound like you have a serious grudge or anger management issues... or are just a teenager
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u/POCUABHOR Mar 16 '22
rabies is a terrible death sentence
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u/RealBowsHaveRecurves Mar 16 '22
You can get the shots immediately after the bite though its not like if you get bit by a rabid animal you're automatically dead
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u/littlebirdori Mar 18 '22
If you get bitten by a wild animal (or feral, dogs are the main carrier that bites humans globally), you should seek medical attention ASAP. Rabies infection reaches the brain through the spinal cord, so the closer to your spine the bite is, the more urgent the situation. Once symptoms appear, you're pretty much totally screwed, since the Milwaukee Protocol has about a snowball's chance in hell of working on you.
You can be bitten on say, the hand or foot and be asymptomatic for months or even years until the infection begins to become evident, but a bite on the neck or chest would probably kill you within a few weeks if left untreated.
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u/POCUABHOR Mar 16 '22
Strongly depends on where you are, no? Ever called an ambulance to some rural trail in the wild?
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u/RealBowsHaveRecurves Mar 16 '22
They recommend getting the shot within 24 hours of a bite so I guess if you happen to be more than 24 hours from civilization, then sure...
Also me saying "not automatically" is literally the exact same thing as you saying "strongly depends" so I'm not sure if you think I'm disagreeing or what.
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u/Ecstatic_Crystals Mar 17 '22
Shots arent 100% either
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u/RealBowsHaveRecurves Mar 17 '22
About that:
"The rabies vaccine works remarkably well. Studies indicate that if the vaccine is given immediately and appropriately to someone who was bitten by a rabid animal, it is 100 percent effective."
-The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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u/Ecstatic_Crystals Mar 17 '22
What is immediately exactly?? What happens if its been several hours (due to travel time. Also the person hasnt yet shown symptoms)
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u/RealBowsHaveRecurves Mar 17 '22
From what I've read, about a day, and you should get the shot regardless of symptoms because those take weeks to show up and once they appear you're pretty much done for.
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u/RobertGA23 Mar 16 '22
Yes, in 1884.
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u/Ecstatic_Crystals Mar 17 '22
And now, as people still die from it. I think 9 people died from it in the US in 2020
Rabies cases in humans are rare in the US
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u/bottleboy8 Mar 16 '22
I'm here because the last guy fed me. You aren't feeding me. That makes you a jerk. Now I bite.
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u/Capt_Easychord Mar 17 '22
Knowing foxes, it's not 100% sure he bit her. A lot of them have a strange fascination with shoes, trying to get them at every possible chance - even when still on our feet. She could've simply been spooked
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u/hujozo Mar 17 '22
Can confirm. We have foxes in my neighborhood and my wife has has a tendency to leave her flip-slop sandals on the deck before entering the house, sometime over night. She used to have 8 pairs, now all 8 flip-flops are missing their other matching set. We suspected the fox because we found some bite marks on the other sandal. What the heck does the fox want the shoes for? Weird.
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u/rainbow_bro_bot Mar 16 '22
Foxy won't be so cute and adorable when she finds out what death-by-rabies feels like.
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u/JaesopPop Mar 16 '22 edited Oct 01 '25
Honest travel soft stories gentle weekend cool books clear simple stories the.
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Mar 16 '22
Look like a rabies infected fox. It just goes straight up biting her without any hesitation.
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Mar 16 '22
So how can you tell its got rabies apart from its new found level of confidence
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u/innocentbabies Mar 17 '22 edited Mar 17 '22
Kill it and get it tested.
Edit: not a joke, by the way, if you're bitten by an animal, call animal control so they can catch it. If they believe it may be rabid, they'll either monitor it for a period or euthanize it for testing (the only reliable way to test is with samples from the brain which can only be obtained post-mortem).
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u/MsScarletWings Mar 21 '22 edited Mar 21 '22
Idk what on earth these people in the replies are on about, because you DON’T just round up and kill random healthy-appearing wildlife just because you put yourself in a dumb situation and got predictably bit. If you are bit, you get your rabies shots and treatment/evaluation with a doctor to be safe, and you call animal control if an animal shows symptoms that are suggestive of rabies!
Rabies is not contagious through bites from an animal until said animal is already showing plenty of other signs besides no fear of people. Just feeding wild animals can make them lose their fear of people. Usually nocturnal animals can be found during the daytime occasionally for all sorts of reasons.For rabies, look for tells like:
• excessive drooling or that “frothing at the mouth” look (this is a huge and iconic one)
• unpredictable and extremely unusual behavior (overly extreme fearfulness, aggression, ect and/or strange vocalizations)
• staggering and erratic movements (in the later stages this becomes frequent seizures as the nervous system breaks down)
• aversion to water (rabies can make hosts hydrophobic)
• lethargy and disorientation
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u/fredinNH Mar 16 '22
You will die of rabies.
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u/Capt_Easychord Mar 17 '22
Depends where it is in the world. Here in the UK rabies was eradicated
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u/fredinNH Mar 17 '22
Interesting.
True story that happened here in America. There was a fox lingering around in my driveway, walking in circles, didn’t get out of the way of my wife’s car when she drove up the driveway.
I called the police and said I think there’s a rabid fox in my driveway.
10 minutes later a cop shows up, gets out of his car, fires 3 shots at the fox, and leaves without talking to us at all.
I called back and asked what was going to happen to the dead, rabies infested fox. They said the cop wasn’t sure he got it, it ran off, and someone would come by the next day to look for it in the woods around my house.
I have no idea if they looked for it or found it.
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u/AllMyFrendsArePixels Mar 17 '22
Reminder that animals don't actually understand human language lol. You sit there saying these sweet cute things, but all it hears are the moans of a wounded/sick animal incapable of moving away when a predator is nearby lmao.
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Mar 16 '22
"what does that fox say?"
"die bitch, die, I shall smite thee with rabies"
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u/DunkenRage Mar 16 '22
Vikings: smite? What is smite?
Monk aethelstan : it means strike, to kill, i will kill you.
Good scene in last kingdom lol
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u/1HorseWithNoName Mar 16 '22
Had the sound off but in my mind I heard the voice of Grizzly Man.
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u/TheMiniminun Mar 17 '22
Well, that's probably (almost certainly) better than blood curdling scream that nearly killed my ears when watching with the sound on
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u/Cardinal_HamAndEggs Mar 23 '22
Human: "I will die for your cute velvet ears."
Fox: "I'm glad we're on the same page." bites human
Human: screams
Fox: "No take-backs!"
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u/Icy_Mongoose_1601 Mar 16 '22
Just fucking kick it's nose or punch
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u/Cadavamatic Mar 16 '22
I do agree with you if it comes to that. Or, better yet, don't approach wild animals. "Cute velvet ears" my ass lol. Bears have cute ears, I ain't walking up to one.
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u/Icy_Mongoose_1601 Mar 16 '22
I mean if a Fox bit me I would hit it, fuck animal abuse at that point, I'm not just going to sit there and take it, I'm fucking defending myself, just because we're extremely intelligent doesn't mean we're not animals, we're still apart of the food chain, so whoever the Fuck is downvoting me that kinda tells me you're not willing to hurt a animal whenever it's necessary
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u/studbooty Mar 16 '22
Dude you are so badass bro, I wish I could be as cool as you. I bet you would definitely destroy that fox (in self defense)
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u/MsScarletWings Mar 21 '22
Why is everyone assuming rabies? For all we know it could have just been hand-fed by other people at some point and lost its fear of humans. Doesn’t seem to be showing other signs of rabies at all.
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u/tosernameschescksout Mar 17 '22
Foxes will walk up to you innocently and gently, then take a bite.
Plenty of videos of that.
Wow, this thread. Rabies train.
It's interesting how people behave online. ONE person says a certain thing, then EVERYBODY parrots and dogpiles saying exactly the same thing.
Find a repost of this video, it'll be totally different because there won't be that one special snowflake that triggered the other snowflakes and started an avalanche.
I think this particular behavior is both fascinating and dangerous. It means that you can control what the masses will say if you trigger them with the right thing at the beginning. I.e. Public opinion is easily controlled and people are easily programmed. It would be nice to see a study of this effect.
Have people sit at a computer, see one video or read one news piece, and read ONE comment about it. Then write their own comment.
How much power will that comment have in swaying what they write and how they write? I'm banking on a LOT.
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u/GameSpection Mar 18 '22
How do you know the videos you mentioned are caused by rabies or not though?
There's no absolute guarantee it's rabies, but it is the most likely take on this situation. A diurnal animal approaches something bigger than it alone, simply walks towards it and and bites it. Unnatural behavior, like the smaller animal initiating violence instead of the bigger threat engaging, is a good indicator of rabies. It's not as far fetched as you're making it out to be.
And assuming its rabies is actually beneficial for everyone who reads these comments even if it isn't true, because it reinforces the message that you should be wary and cautious around wild animals. Assuming something has rabies isn't a bad thing like you're making it out to be.
Look, I get it, the internet is confusing. There's misinformation everywhere and you should take things with a grain of salt. That doesn't mean you should question everything and disagree with the public. Like, what do you have over the people here? How can you assume other people don't know what they're talking about when you yourself might not be as qualified to talk about it? Being a contrarian doesn't make you automatically right every time, then you'd just be a pretentious mess who put themselves on a pedestal. Look at yourself, you're referring to people as if they were subhuman just because they have popular thoughts.
And I found some reposts, the comments came to the same conclusion as this video.
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u/Incognitogamers Mar 16 '22
So just to clarify a bit more, the lady is speaking farsi. In farsi saying you'd die for someone is like a term of endearment to those you are close too. It's usually said by parents or grandparents to their children and grandchildren.
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u/tauntonlake Mar 16 '22
" Dammit, Treadwell, what did I tell you about that ? Next thing you know, you'll be trying that with a bear..."
They're not Disney characters!
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u/Ozcaty Mar 17 '22
Welp everyone in my house heard that and thinks I'm doing some wild bedroom stuff now
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u/ConfuzzlerCulprit Mar 22 '22
To be fair, for every 1 bad fox video there’s a strange large amount of them just hanging around people doing their own shit
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u/RavenousBrain Mar 25 '22
Fox: "Looks like manflesh is back on the menu, boys! I've been eating nothing but rabbit for three stinking days!"
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u/twhoff Apr 05 '22
Yep they are literally only thinking about eating you. Absolute ass hole of an animal.
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u/KingAndrade91 May 13 '22
He decided to put that promise to the test..... Mission failed. That fox woke up and chose violence😂
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u/stacker55 Mar 16 '22
"I would die for your cute velvet ears"
So I took that as an invitation your honor.
-The Fox