Squirrel terrorizes town

[bcp]

‘Psycho’ squirrel’s 48-hour Christmas rampage terrorizes town, injures 18 ​

https://nypost.com/2021/12/29/squirrel-from-hell-injures-18-during-48-hour-biting-spree/

Bruce

 

[Dftodd]

Makes you wonder what caused it to lash out like that??

If that was here in the states, those folks would have gotten precautionary rabies vaccines on top of the tetanus shot.

Course, if it was in a rural town in the states, it wouldn't have gotten to 18 people bitten. Someone would have popped it and called the game warden to report a squirrel acting squirrely

 

[ruffdog]

It could have been worse.......at least it didn't have a gun.

 

[Alan W.]

Reminds me of the year we were vacationing in Florence AL and the local station had the news of a drug head that had a drug crazed attack squirrel.
Police arrested him and the squirrel.

 

[Hay Dude]

It could have been worse.......at least it didn't have a gun.

Or a large SUV or Big truck

 

[dodge man]

A 12 gauge with birdshot would have stopped the little terrorist at my house. If it had bitten me I’d would have probably used a 3 inch shell with 00 buck and maybe shot it 3 times for good measure.

 

[Menagerie-Manor]

Interesting recent Monkey escapades.

Monkeys Captured After Killing 250 Dogs in 'Revenge' Killings in India

Two monkeys were caught by the forest department in Maharashtra's Beed district after a string of attacks on dogs lasting months.

www.newsweek.com

 

[jaxs]

If that was here in the states, those folks would have gotten precautionary rabies vaccines on top of the tetanus shot.

Grey squirrels are amongest the rare few animals which don't contract rabies. I'm not sure I'd bet on one acting like that.

 

[beowulf]

Set a trap. . .

 

[Dftodd]

Grey squirrels are amongest the rare few animals which don't contract rabies. I'm not sure I'd bet on one acting like that.

Thats interesting. I sure wouldn't take that bet if it was running around biting people.

Wonder if it was partially domesticated

Years ago living in Florida, there are skinks every where. For those that don't know what that is, it's a little lizard that can shed it's tail as an escape mechanism.

I was going into my parents place and noticed one that didn't run away hanging out on the door casing missing the majority of it's tail.

Pointed it out to my step dad. He reached down with his pinky to poke at it.

That little skink latched onto the end of his pinky Now skinks dont have teeth, or at least teeth that will hurt us.

Well my step dad freaks out. Starts running around the yard shaking his hand yelling " Get it off!!!!! Get it off!!!!!" With this little lizard hanging off from his pinky

There were several neighbors hanging outside at this exact moment and witnessed his "Attack"

 

[oosik]

Makes me wonder what kind of people live in that town. I'll just bet that rampaging squirrel can't outrun a 12 gauge with #4 shot.

 

[Dftodd]

Makes me wonder what kind of people live in that town. I'll just bet that rampaging squirrel can't outrun a 12 gauge with #4 shot.

Not many folk in the UK have guns, and serious restrictions on the ones that are out there.

Touching one off in town could probably end with serious consequences for the shooter.

 

[oosik]

Then perhaps a tennis racket ............. I bet he'd be good for a passing line shot.

However - since the lady trapped him - all else is moot.

 

[Dftodd]

Then perhaps a tennis racket ............. I bet he'd be good for a passing line shot.

However - since the lady trapped him - all else is moot.

I agree, if I knew of one going after the neighbors or us, I would have figured out some way to end the bugger.

Ball bat and a blanket party come to mind.

 

[marhar]

‘Psycho’ squirrel’s 48-hour Christmas rampage terrorizes town, injures 18 ​

https://nypost.com/2021/12/29/squirrel-from-hell-injures-18-during-48-hour-biting-spree/

Bruce

Reminds me of an old Ray Stevens' song about taking a squirrel to church.

 

[bcp]

Bruce

 

[Dftodd]

Reminds me of an old Ray Stevens' song about taking a squirrel to church.

I've had two squirrels get into my house.

First time was in Florida. Cat brought it inside, jumped up on the ottoman and dropped a live squirrel on the floor between the two dogs

Looked like a bomb went off in the house before we got the darned thing back outside.

Second time our miniature dachshund knocked on the back door. Door was glass from floor to top.

Looked down and saw he had (what looked like) his favorite chew toy in his mouth.

He came inside and hopped up in mommas lap like he normally did.

Wife starts screaming that he has a squirrel. About that time the squirrel stands up, runs up my wife, over the back of the recliner, hits the floor and runs under my recliner.

Wifes freaking right the h**l out at this point

Thankfully I had enough presence of mind to leave the back door open. Dogs herded the squirrel back out the door.

After that, I turned on the sunroom light and verified what was in the dogs mouth before letting them inside.