South Florida man recovering after being bitten by rabid otter

JUPITER, Fla. – A Jupiter man is recovering after he was bitten by a rabid river otter while he was feeding ducks at a pond.

The Florida Department of Health has confirmed that the otter who bit Joseph Scaglione, 74, tested positive for rabies and has been euthanized.

ā€œLooked up, no hawk, look back down, and there was a brown head sticking up over the bank of the pond. And at first, I didn’t know it was an otter, but then I realized that’s an otter,ā€ said Scaglione.

Scaglione is now being treated for rabies.

Visit the FLDOH website for more information on rabies.