Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) described the moment the fox “nipped” his leg on Monday to NBC News.
Bera went to Walter Reed Hospital Monday night to receive the appropriate shots out of an abundance of caution.
"As a doctor himself, Rep. Bera encourages everyone to stay vigilant around wild animals and to speak with their physician if they get bitten," the spokesperson said. Animal control officers captured one fox — a little guy seen peering up from inside a cage — at 3:35 p.m. Tuesday. It's not clear if the fox that was captured was the animal that bit people or if any additional foxes are believed to be a threat."I was walking and the fox ran up behind me and clipped my ankle with its mouth," Politico reporter Ximena Bustillo said."I screamed.
That feel when you get bit by a fox leaving Capitol cause that’s of course something I expect in THE MIDDLE OF DC.U.S. Capitol Police received “several reports of aggressive fox encounters on or near the grounds of the U.S. Capitol,” the department said before 1 p.m. Tuesday."Do not approach. Stay away. Call animal control, call the professionals and they'll handle it like they handled it this afternoon," U.S. Capitol Police spokesperson Tim Barber said.
We have received several reports of aggressive fox encounters on or near the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.Animal Control Officers are working to trap and relocate any foxes they find.
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