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A New Hampshire\u00a0resident who clashed with a mysterious animal suspected of terrorizing locals believes that a fox is behind the various attacks \u2014 as police\u00a0hunt for the wild creature. <\/p>\n

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Zack Howard, of\u00a0Enfield, NH,\u00a0had just stepped\u00a0out of his\u00a0U-Haul truck Sunday\u00a0in the FitKids\u00a0ChildCare parking lot\u00a0near Centerra Parkway\u00a0in Lebanon when\u00a0the strange, aggressive animal charged at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way just it looked with the tail and kind of that orange underbelly, it was 100% a fox in my mind,\u201d Howard told News 9.<\/p>\n

Surveillance footage captured the small, gray\u00a0creature \u2014 believed to\u00a0be behind three\u00a0attacks in the\u00a0same area over\u00a0two days \u2014 grabbing Howard\u2019s bag before\u00a0it returned to bite\u00a0his foot and\u00a0leg.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to shake it off,\u201d Howard recalled. \u201cAnd if those security cameras had audio, you would hear me actually yell at it. I said, \u2018Dude, let go. I don\u2019t want to kick you,\u2019 and it didn\u2019t let go, so I just had to kick it off.\u201d<\/p>\n

The\u00a0bite did not\u00a0draw\u00a0blood but punctured\u00a0Howard\u2019s running shoe. He has\u00a0since undergone multiple\u00a0rounds of rabies\u00a0shots after the terrifying encounter. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf anything, the six shots in the foot hurt worse than anything the fox caused,\u201d Howard said.<\/p>\n

Howard\u2019s girlfriend was filmed running out of her office as the animal darted away in surveillance video. Howard said he couldn\u2019t get back into his truck and had to retaliate.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf there\u2019s no other option, fight is sometimes a better choice than flight in an attack,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

New Hampshire Fish and Game officials have not confirmed what type of animal is responsible for the attacks. Early reports suggested a fox or fisher cat.<\/p>\n

No additional attacks have been reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been here fairly regularly throughout the week, trying to hopefully run into the creature and see if we can figure out what it is,\u201d Lt. James Kneeland told News 9.<\/p>\n

Red\u00a0and gray foxes\u00a0are common in\u00a0western New Hampshire, but Fish and\u00a0Game officials said\u00a0the animal\u2019s behavior\u00a0is unusual and could\u00a0indicate illness.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat (behavior) wouldn\u2019t be normal for a healthy wild animal,\u201d Kneeland said.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Lebanon Police Department earlier this week urged residents, employees and visitors to stay away from any wild animal acting aggressively or unusually.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo not approach, attempt to capture, feed, or otherwise interact with the animal,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

Police also warned\u00a0of potential rabies\u00a0exposure,\u00a0urging anyone bitten\u00a0or scratched by\u00a0a wild animal\u00a0to thoroughly wash\u00a0the area with\u00a0soap and water\u00a0and seek immediate\u00a0medical care.<\/p>\n

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