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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Some people are arming themselves with mace and metal rods after two fox attacks in North Carolina in a month.
The most recent attack happened last week in Greensboro, North Carolina.
[ALSO READ: Rabid fox bites 13-year-old on leg: 'I was punching it and stuff']
A homeowner said he was walking to his mailbox when a fox darted from some bushes.
The fox bit the man three times before he could kick it off.
Last month, a Concord Woman used a two-by-four to fight off a rabid fox.
[ALSO READ: 3rd case of rabies confirmed in Catawba Co. after fight between fox, 2 dogs]
Lorie Horton said she was walking her dogs along Highway 601 when the fox bit her ankle.
She said she is now taking rabies medicine plus antibiotics and pain medicine.
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