Whoever wrote this is dead on.
I have spent 48 years in the fox-infested mountains and seen maybe 10 or 11 *live* ones [roadkill doesn’t count] in my whole life.
A fox approaching a person, let alone attacking them is a huge, red flag.
The kid should definitely get rabies shots.
Yes, he is getting the rabies shots - as is his dog who evidently was in a fight with this fox earlier that same day according to the video.
So you saw foxes and they didn’t hiss or lunge at you?
I also grew up in this area - Raleigh Durham Area....played in the woods as a child. NEVER saw a fox or a coyote or a bear....but all of these animals have been sighted in our area.....it is just so bizarre. We are not near the mountains or rural areas.
Today, I would never let a young child play in the woods or go in the woods alone - even if it were near my house.
I’ve seen over a score of foxes in the wild, and the only ones that worry me are the ones in my suburban neighborhood that have lost the fear of humans and have established regular routes through the neighborhood. Pretty much every night around 11-12pm, a pair, one about 20 minutes after the other, come through the neighor’s backyard and go up the street. The dogs get pretty excited behind our fence, but I’m more worried about worms and other canine diseases.
I saw a silver fox in my backyard about a month ago. No one was outside and it seemed to be just passing through. But since I live in the middle of town, and not out in the forest, I thought it was very strange.