Tree Squirrel Tests Positive for Plague in El Paso County
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Updated: 8:52 PM Oct 18, 2007
Tree Squirrel Tests Positive for Plague in El Paso County
Thursday the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment received confirmation from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment that a tree squirrel has tested positive for plague.
Posted: 12:26 PM Oct 18, 2007
Reporter: McKenzie Martin
Email Address: mmartin@kktv11news.com
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Apparently the warming of squirrel tails isn't just a reflex, because they only do it around rattlesnakes. Confronted by gopher snakes, which can't sense heat, ground squirrels wave their tails vigorously, but don't bother to heat them up.
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Posted by: LISA Location: CJC on Oct 18, 2007 at 04:26 PM

I AM A WORK RELEASE INMATE AT CJC, THERE IS A DEAD SQUIRREL OR RAT OR SOMETHING UNDER THE FLOOR OF THE TENT. IT SMELLS HORRIBLE. ARE THERE ANY DANGERS OF CONTRACTING DISEASES SUCH AS THE PLAGUE?
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