When a rabid fox bit nine people by the Capitol Hill grounds last week, D.C. Health called on anyone who had interacted with the creature to get in contact to determine whether they should undergo rabies treatment.

The raccoon also came into contact with two pets.

Officials don’t know if the fox or foxes have rabies.

Fairfax County Police reported the second instance of an aggressive beaver attacking humans in the span of a week.

It was just earlier this week that Prince George’s County was warning its residents of a marked increase in rabid bat activity, and now the District of Columbia Department of Health is following suit. The rabid bat menace has reached D.C.’s borders. A reported 13 bats caught by D.C. officials have tested positive for rabies recently, most of them discovered inside people’s homes. Residents are urged to “bat proof” their homes by closing windows…

Bats can do more than shape-shift and turn you into a vampire — they can also give you rabies! And Prince George’s County health officials are now warning residents that they’ve recorded an increase in rabid bat activity in the area, the Post reports. Nine PG County bats have tested positive for rabies since the beginning of August, and at least one person has come into contact with one and been subsequently preemptively treated…

What is it about fox attacks that seem almost funny, when they should be downright scary? Is it because foxes are smaller and cuter than say, mountain lions or bears? We can’t help but notice that we’ve noted a number of rabid fox attacks in the region over the last few years. There was the one in Herndon in 2004, the one just last month in Arlington, and now NBC4 reports that another rabid fox…