A mom yanked an attacking raccoon off her baby boy in her home in Idaho, wildlife officials said. The incident happened Dec. 23 in Cassia County, Idaho Fish and Game said in a Dec. 27 news release. The young child was left in his carrier as his mom was “settling in after returning home,” officials said.

A bewildered mom happened upon her infant son being attacked by a raccoon that had snuck inside their Idaho home and successfully fended off the unlikely holiday visitor. The mother called the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) and the Cassia County ...

A raccoon attacked an infant inside an Idaho home this week as the baby boy was in a carrier, the state wildlife department said Friday.

A child was hospitalized after a raccoon attack inside the family’s home as the baby was in a carrier, state officials said Friday.

Idaho Fish and Game reports that raccoon attacks on humans are rare. In this instance, the rabies test came back negative.

Idaho Fish and Game reported that the infant was in a carrier when the mother, who had just returned home, heard a loud noise. She rushed to the scene and discovered a raccoon attacking her child. The mother managed to intervene and stop the attack by grabbing the animal.

Fish and Game took possession of the raccoon carcass and coordinated with staff from South Central Public Health District to get the raccoon tested for rabies. Fish and Game staff transported the carcass to Boise for testing by the Idaho Bureau of Laboratories.

An infant was attacked and injured by a raccoon in his parents’ home on Monday, according to Idaho Fish and Game. Authorities say the infant was in an infant carrier while his mother was settling in after returning home.

Image via Shutterstock An Idaho mother was horrified to discover a raccoon snuck inside their home and was attacking her infant son. She quickly ran to her son's aid. Later, her husband and a police officer killed the critter.