Jaws ? More like Gnaws. Rabid beavers are terrorizing Tri-State vacation hotspots this summer, biting several people across NY and NJ, and sparking fears of an…
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Source: New York Post
_Jaws_? More like _Gnaws._
Rabid beavers are terrorizing Tri-State vacation hotspots this summer, biting several people across NY and NJ, and sparking fears of an outbreak among locals.
Indeed, New York’s state animal appears to be chomping more than just wood of late. Recently, two swimmers were attacked by one of the rabid rodents on Turtle Island, Lake George, prompting officials to warn swimmers to steer clear of the area.
“We were like, okay, it’s just out for blood,” [recalled one of the victims](https://nypost.com/2026/07/13/us-news/rabid-beaver-thats-out-for-blood-terrorizes-upstate-ny-swimmers-as-officials-issue-dire-warning/), who sustained multiple bites after trying to rip the critter off his friend.
Family friends intervened after an 8-year-old boy was savaged by a rabid beaver while fishing in Mahwah, NJ. Facebook / Michael Noonan
While the beaver later turned up dead, it is possible that it “infected others in the beaver colony at Turtle Island,” reps for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) told The Post.