Rabid Otter Attacks Two Florida Men

A three-foot rabid otter attacked and bit a 96-year-old man and one of his rescuers Friday reports The Sarasota (Fla.) Herald Tribune. Morrell Denton, a Venice, Fla. resident, was taking his morning walk when an otter emerged from the woods and attacked him unprovoked. The otter bit Denton’s leg and brought him to the ground. He tried to fend off the otter by pulling on the otter’s ears and head, but the animal would not stop. Denton said, “I kept trying to get him off me. It's like nothing I've heard of." Raymond Duval was driving by when he spotted Denton on the ground and called 911. Then Christopher Janssen came to Denton’s aid while Duval stayed on the phone with 911. The otter then bit Janssen too. Duval told the operator, “This otter is nonstop. Please hurry.”...read more