Do raccoon bites hurt?

The racoons most people think about, the size of a large cat are BABY racoons. Adult racoons are 30–40 pounds. If it bites you, probably on your hand, it will likely crush bones as well as break them. You may get rabies. read more

Raccoon bites not only hurt, they can puncture you right down to the bone, break your hand or foot bones, tear big pieces of flesh out of you, and on top of that, wild raccoons often carry rabies. read more

What you need to know about raccoons and rabies, roundworms, leptospirosis, attacks, and bites Adapted from the book Wild Neighbors Sleep is a raccoon's main event after a busy night foraging for food, but you may see them at any hour of the day. read more

If you feed them by hand, the raccoons will not attack you, but they may bite you. One of the most dangerous situations that can expose you to an attack is when a raccoon lives in your house, perhaps in your attic, chimney, garage or a crawl space. read more