▁a ▁golf ▁course ▁behind ▁his ▁house ▁when ▁ ▁a ▁co y ote ▁attacked ▁him . ▁ ▁He ▁used ▁the ▁snow board ▁to ▁f end ▁off ▁the ▁attack , ▁but ▁was ▁bit ten ▁on ▁the ▁arm . ▁A ▁co y ote ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁then ▁killed , ▁but ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁clear ▁if ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁one ▁that ▁had ▁bit ten ▁the ▁boy , ▁so ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁course ▁of ▁treatment ▁for ▁ra b ies . ▁▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁ 3 - year - old ▁girl ▁and ▁a ▁ 6 - year - old ▁girl ▁were ▁attacked ▁and ▁seriously ▁injured ▁in ▁separate ▁attacks ▁by ▁urban ▁co y otes ▁in ▁R ye , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁six - year - old ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁two ▁co y otes ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁the ▁three - year - old ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁one ▁co y ote ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 9 . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁indic ation ▁the ▁animals ▁were ▁ra bid , ▁but ▁the ▁girls ▁were ▁given ▁treatment ▁as ▁a ▁pre ca ution . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁two ▁months , ▁from ▁July ▁to ▁September , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁three ▁children ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁two ▁and ▁six ▁were ▁bit ten ▁by ▁a ▁co y ote , ▁and ▁a ▁fourth ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁a ▁co y ote ▁within ▁two ▁feet ▁in ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Bro om field , ▁Colorado . ▁All ▁four ▁enc oun ters ▁are ▁thought ▁to