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.

The baby was hospitalized before his father and a sheriff’s deputy killed the animal, according to Idaho Fish and Game

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.

The raccoon that injured the baby was killed and later tested negative for rabies. Raccoon attacks are “extremely rare,” Idaho Fish and Game said.

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.

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.

A mother saved her infant son who was being attacked by a raccoon inside their home in Idaho, officials said. The infant was sitting inside an infant carrier while the mother was settling in after returning home at the time of the attack,