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No, only mammals can catch rabies. Turtles have been known to carry salmonella and many other diseases though
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∙ 9y agoYou do not get rabies from snake bite. Snake bite can be medical emergency.
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∙ 8y agoNo, rattlesnakes are cold-blooded animals and cannot carry the rabies virus.
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∙ 6y agoNo. Rabies is transmitted by mammals only, and a snake is not a mammal.
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∙ 12y agoNo, only mammals can get rabies.
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∙ 15y agoNo. Only mammals can get rabies.
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∙ 12y agoNo, only mammals can get rabies
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∙ 10y agoNO!
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Do grass frogs have rabies?
No they don't. Only mammals can contract rabies. Birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians (frogs and others) don't get rabies.
What animals do not contract rabies?
Rabies is a disease that affects mammals. Non mammals such as reptiles, birds, fish, insects etc. do not contract rabies.
Is it true that turtles can give you rabies?
No. Rabies is a disease of warm blooded animals. However, reptiles may carry an infection known as salmonella.
Do quail carry rabies?
No, quail cannot carry rabies. Only mammals are susceptible to the rabies virus - birds like quail, as well as reptiles, amphibians and fish, are all not vulnerable to infection and cannot carry the virus.
What mammals are immune to rabies?
There are many animals that cannot carry the rabies virus, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates. Only mammals can carry the rabies virus; of these, the least likely to carry the rabies virus would be the marine mammals.
Can snails have rabies?
I heard from Vinnie the Snitch over there between 1st and Oak that rabies only affect mammals. Since snails have shells they're mammals. If you see a snail moving very slowly covered in slime it most definitely has rabies. Just don't touch with your pinky and you'll be fine.
Can fish get rabies?
No, rabies is only infective to mammals, so fish (and reptiles, amphibians and birds) are all safe from it. However, fish have their own neurotropic viral infections, so it's possible to see disease in fish that causes similar signs to rabies in mammals.
Is there any documents showing proof of reptiles having rabbies?
If there are documents on it, they are fake, or the animal is not a reptile, or it is just not rabies. Rabies can ONLY be in a warm blooded animal. People, dogs, cats, skunks, etc. Little known fact: Possums are one of the lowest number of wild animals to get rabies. In Kansas, out of 66 plus cases this year, 60 were skunks, 2 were dogs, 1 bobcat, 2 cows and a horse.
What is the agent for rabies?
Rabies virus is the causative agent for rabies.
Can rabies be caused by dog bite if the dog is not injected by anti-rabies?
Rabies can only occur if your dog is not vaccinated against rabies and if the dog that bit your dog has rabies. If it does not have rabies then your dog will not have rabies. But if you're still in doubt, see your Veterinarian.
Is rabies bacterial or viral?
Rabies is viral.
What is the singular form of rabies?
The word 'rabies' is an uncountable noun, similar to measles, diabetes, arthritis, etc. The noun 'rabies' is expressed as a case of rabies or cases of rabies.
