Democratic Representative Amy Bera was among the victims

Aggressive fox attacks lawmakers and employees in the US Congress lawn

The Capitol Police intervened and caught the fox.

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Democrat Rep. Amy Berra said he was among the victims of the congressional fox attack, and said he was walking near the Senate office building on Monday when he felt something about his ankle.

“Yes, I was walking, as I often do, near that garden, and I felt something rush in the back of my leg,” he added, adding that he was lucky to have an umbrella to help repel the wild animals;

“I felt like a little dog.” The revelation of a fox attack on a congressman came on the heels of a memo issued on Tuesday warning of fox dens in the Capitol.

The Office of Security sent an alert notifying members of Congress and staff that the US Capitol Police received reports on Monday of people being attacked or bitten by a fox.

"There are likely to be many fox dens in the Capitol," the notice said, adding that "animal control is currently on grounds that seek to hunt and move any foxes they find."

Foxes are wild animals that fiercely protect their dens and lands.

And please do not go near any fox you spot.”

Bera, who has been a doctor for decades, said the bite did not look deep into his skin.

He said he would take seven doses of anti-rabies shots as a precaution and advised everyone on the Capitol to take contact with wild animals seriously.

The Capitol Police tweeted that it had been "caught," and attached pictures to the statement of the animal being held in a cage after being caught in the green spaces surrounding the Capitol.

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