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A woman was attacked and bitten by a bobcat outside her rural Crenshaw County home, according to reports.

Sheriff Mickey Powell told WSFA the woman was standing outside her Sweetwater Road home when the animal hissed at her and then jumped on her.

The bobcat reportedly bit the woman on her right arm several times before her husband was able to get the animal away from her and shoot it.

The animal was shot multiple times. The carcass is being tested for rabies.

The National Bobcat Rescue & Research organization said bobcat attacks are virtually unknown.

A representative from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources wasn't immediately available for comment.