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He got pretty close to the fur – biting a California lawmaker and about five other victims in the Capitol before squeezing it around the Russell Senate office building. The so-called Senate fox prompted Capitol police to warn of “aggressive fox encounters” on Tuesday afternoon, urging the public, “please do not approach any foxes.” Amid the furry fiasco, the four-legged scammer was chasing MP Ami Bera, D-California, biting the back of his leg Monday night. FLORIDA MEN IS CALLED IN THE VIDEO TO DISCHARGE A DOG “What does the fox say? Last night, I found out,” he wrote on Twitter, after telling reporters about the meeting. “Apart from the jokes, animal bites are extremely serious. In case of an encounter, please talk to a doctor immediately.” Bera, a doctor, shared a link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention information about rabies, adding that he was fine and had already returned to work. DC Animal Control “caught” a fox swindler chasing lawmakers and other visitors to the Capitol this week. (US Capitol Police) Bera’s director of communications, Travis Horn, described it as “an unfortunate encounter”, but said it was “unclear” whether the fox’s fangs actually pierced the MP’s skin. “From plenty of attention and on the recommendation of the doctors present, Bera’s spokesman went to Walter Reed Hospital last night and received the appropriate shots,” he said. “Representative Bera is feeling well and is at work today. Bera told reporters he fought the animal with an umbrella, according to Heather Caygle of Punchbowl News. DC Animal Control “caught” a fox swindler chasing lawmakers and other visitors to the Capitol this week. (US Capitol Police) “Capitol police came out and then Fox ran away,” he said. “It was the strangest day in Congress.” The fox also reportedly bit Politico reporter Ximena Bustillo. “This feeling when you are bitten by a fox leaving the Capitol because of course this is something I expect in the middle of DC,” he wrote on Twitter. Around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, police said they prevented the furry fugitive by posting photos of the prisoner in a blue transport cage on Twitter. A Capitol police spokesman told Fox News Digital that a total of “about six people reported bites or stings”, but the exact number of attacks was not immediately available. “It is not clear if there was only one fox attacker,” the spokesman said, urging anyone he met to call DC Animal Control. According to the House Sergeant at Arms, there may be “several fox hideouts” around the Capitol, but police said reports of aggressive behavior were new. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican, shared a video of a fox running on a grass in the Capitol, as he told Fox News’ Chad Pergram that he recorded while jogging last month. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION “Little fox, he’s running in the park, I hope he’s not hit,” he says behind the camera. “I wonder where he’s going. He’s lost.” In the United States, rabies is most commonly found in wild bats, raccoons, skunks and foxes, according to the CDC. Fox News’ Hillary Vaughn and Matteo Cina contributed to this report.