Terrifying moment rabid RACCOON attacks screaming Connecticut girl, 7, as she leaves her house

A 7-year-old Connecticut girl’s screams as she was attacked by a raccoon have gone viral after her parents posted the video online.

Rylee MacNamara was standing outside her home in Canterbury at around 7:45 a.m. Friday morning, according to a Facebook post by her parents.

The video begins and you immediately hear Rylee scream as a the raccoon attacks her leg. 

Rylee takes several steps in an attempt to shake off the critter, but it still holds on tight. 

She continues to scream and kicks repeatedly in an attempt to get rid of the raccoon but it just refuses to let go. 

A 7-year-old Connecticut girl’s screams as she was attacked by a raccoon have gone viral after her parents posted the video online

Rylee MacNamara was standing outside her home in Canterbury at around 7:45 a.m. Friday morning, according to a Facebook post by her parents

The video begins and you immediately hear Rylee scream as a the raccoon attacks her leg

Rylee takes several steps in an attempt to shake off the critter, but it still holds on tight

MacNamara continues to scream and kicks repeatedly in an attempt to get rid of the raccoon but it just refuses to let go

After a minute, Rylee’s mother finally runs outside and grabs the raccoon, the video shows. 

The mother attempts to pull the raccoon off of Rylee to the point that she grabs onto her mom for balance to try and stay upright.

Eventually, Rylee’s mother yells: ‘go inside!’ before finally pulling the raccoon off her daughter.

Rylee slowly rises to her feet and runs inside before the mom closes the door with one hand as the creature clings to her other arm.

The mother continues to struggle with the raccoon, while a dog barks in the background before futilely attempting to throw it.

Suddenly, you hear someone yell: ‘It’s a rabid raccoon!’ before getting it off her arm and throwing it as far as possible.

After a minute, Rylee’s mother finally runs outside and grabs the raccoon, the video shows

The mother attempts to pull the raccoon off of Rylee to the point that she grabs onto her mom for balance to try and stay upright

Eventually, Rylee’s mother yells: ‘go inside!’ before finally pulling the raccoon off her daughter

Rylee slowly rises to her feet and runs inside before the mom closes the door with one hand as the creature clings to her other arm

The mother continues to struggle with the raccoon, while a dog barks in the background before futilely attempting to throw it

The raccoon lands, tries to head back toward the house before running away. 

It’s unclear if either Rylee or her mother were bit or scratched, though MacNamara’s parents said in the the Facebook post: ‘We are headed to get checked out for rabies following this unprovoked raccoon attack.’

They added, however, that they ‘can’t tell you how proud I am of this brave girl.’