Given the location — New Mexico — and the serious problem in the southwest with the deadly and incurable rodent-born hantavirus, I'll make no judgment, but this is a warning, I guess, to keep the door closed if you have a bonfire outside.
Otherwise, the mouse was probably simply going back to the nest in the house. Terrible situation for sure.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4593682.stm
Otherwise, the mouse was probably simply going back to the nest in the house. Terrible situation for sure.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4593682.stm