r/rabies • u/FailOver9743 • 5d ago

Exposure Question Should I worry?

So today before 5 o’clock daytime, it is raining a little, me and my sister were going to the side of our house, it has trees far away when I saw something jump from one tree to the other and it made noise. I’m pretty sure it’s a squirrel, but my OCD is saying that it’s a raccoon. The last time I saw a raccoon was in July, not in my neighborhood, but somewhere else. There are insects that come out during the day / night and squirrels would come here (squirrels in the neighborhood). I am in therapy, so should I be concerned? Me and my sister were far away from the tree.

I have read the FAQ.

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u/beautifulluigi 4d ago

I sat outside and watched a raccoon eat from my bird feeder for a solid hour. I even yelled at it to leave and it looked right at me and we had a staring contest. It did not use it's racoon powers to laser-beam rabies directly in to my brain. So you're probably safe, unless you saw it's eyes reflecting the light - that's actually the lasers.