"Joan Heblack told ABC affiliate KGO-TV that she was walking in the Lucas Valley neighborhood of San Rafael when a squirrel seemingly came out of nowhere and attacked her leg, clawing and biting. It clamped onto my leg. The tail was flying up here. I was like: Get it off me, get off me!' Heblack said. Isabel Campoy also said she was attacked while walking in the same area."
"Flyers have now been posted, warning residents that the squirrel is no joke and that more than five people have been attacked by a very mean squirrel that comes out of nowhere. Vanessa Potter of WildCare, a wildlife rescue organization in San Rafael, told KGO-TV that the aggressive behavior likely comes from the squirrel being fed and cared for by humans when it was a baby. She said squirrels are not vectors for rabies. Experts say the public should not feed wild animals."
An aggressive squirrel in the Lucas Valley neighborhood of San Rafael attacked at least two people, causing injuries that required emergency room treatment. One woman reported the squirrel clamped onto her leg and bit and clawed her. Another said the squirrel launched from the ground to her face and left her arm bloody. Flyers warn that more than five people have been attacked by the same aggressive squirrel. WildCare suggested the behavior likely stems from being fed and cared for by humans when the animal was a baby. Experts advise the public not to feed wild animals and note squirrels are not vectors for rabies.
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