An unsuspecting woman was the victim of an attack by a rabid fox in front of her home in Ithaca, and it was all caught on tape.
Home surveillance footage, timestamped July 25, shows the frantic woman repeatedly trying to shoo the fox away as it bites and claws at her — at one point clinging to her, despite her forceful attempts to fling it away.
The fox initially approaches the woman, who is standing in her driveway, from behind. It bites and claws at her legs multiple times, despite the woman physically shoving and tossing the animal away from her.
The attack lasted more than 30 seconds before a man is seen rushing to her aid with a large stick. The fox then darts in the opposite direction and isn’t seen again. Another man, identifying as the woman’s cousin, said the fox tested positive for rabies after it was eventually caught and was euthanized.
He added that the woman in the video was unharmed after the incident. Fox sightings have increased on Staten Island in recent years