The trapper hired by UVA to capture an “aggressive” fox roaming the Lambeth Field area claimed success on Wednesday, reports the Newsplex.
Though trapper Steve Colvin found that the animal appeared to be calm and healthy, Charlottesville Animal Control believes it to be the same fox that bit two university students last week, based on its similar coloring.
The fox was expected to be euthanized at the Charlottesville SPCA, then transported to Richmond to be tested for rabies. Some question whether this measure was necessary, as signs of rabies should have been apparent upon capture.
Results of the rabies test should be known in a week.