• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Might not be ghost stories. Prairie dogs carry the plague, and armadillos carry leprosy, and tons of critters carry rabies. Sure the symptoms got exaggerated, but that shit will kill you either way.

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        Rabid animals, though far more rare than most think, are why I’m always armed in the boondocks. I know, you shouldn’t splatter their blood, but if it’s me or them…