A man tried to save a hurt raccoon in Cherokee County and ended up with bites to his face and hands and a rabies scare, according to the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell. The raccoon later tested positive for rabies.
What’s Happening: Nature center staff say the man picked up the raccoon from a road, held it close to his chest for more than an hour in his car, and then brought it to the wildlife clinic in Roswell.
Staff at the center say they do not accept raccoons and tell people to call licensed wildlife rehabilitators instead…