squirrel goes on rampage

[pmv]

Not a red one, though.

Stripe the bitey squirrel meets a sad end after terrorising Welsh town

Creature named after a Gremlin bit more than a dozen people in Buckley before being caught and put down

www.theguardian.com

“In the space of 48 hours he attacked 18 people,” she said. “He started attacking people who are just taking their recycling bags to the bin, and they are quite gruesome injuries.”

Didn't end well for the squirrel (I am guessing because of laws intended to favour the red variety?)

There is no happy ending. The RSPCA said it had no choice but to put Stripe down as it is illegal to release a grey squirrel back into the wild.

 

[BudAshes]

Great example of why you shouldn't feed the wildlife.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Too bad they had to kill it, but the grays are apparently a huge issue in the UK as they are aggressive and are displacing the red ones. Here we only get the red ones and down south they have black ones too. The black ones are huge, they're like cats.

 

[Torn Mind]

Too bad they had to kill it, but the grays are apparently a huge issue in the UK as they are aggressive and are displacing the red ones. Here we only get the red ones and down south they have black ones too. The black ones are huge, they're like cats.

 

[nakedfrog]

They have black squirrels in Iowa as well, but AFAIK they're the same as the grey squirrels in the area, just a different color.

 

[sdifox]

Too bad they had to kill it, but the grays are apparently a huge issue in the UK as they are aggressive and are displacing the red ones. Here we only get the red ones and down south they have black ones too. The black ones are huge, they're like cats.

You must have midget cats.

 

[pmv]

Great example of why you shouldn't feed the wildlife.

I guess so, though normally I would think of that in relation to things like bears.

 

[Captante]

Never seen/heard of an "aggressive" grey squirrel in my entire life (at least until that article!) and they are extremely common around here. (Connecticut)

 

[Charmonium]

Since the RSPCA used a Claymore (triggered by a wired walnut) plus an H&K MP5K, there wasn't much left of the squirrel. OK. That's how they do it in Texas. Will read article now.

 

[Red Squirrel]

You must have midget cats.

Was talking about the black squirrels. I always stay surprised when I see them down south. The red squirrels will eat from your hands, the black squirrels will eat your whole hand. lol.

 

[balloonshark]

* NSFW language at the end.

Notice how the squirrel uses stealth to sneak behind the man. He also uses cover to shield his escape after the attack. In the past they would go after the nuts but this one was trying to take down a full size human. This is worrying because it means they can learn and are organized.

 

[Red Squirrel]

lmao! That's freaking hilarious. Total startled him lol.

I can't seem to find the video but I remember seeing one where a squirrel got in the house and the dog was chasing it and it caused a huge racket in the house. Super hilarious, like something you'd see in a cartoon.

 

[Charmonium]

We will find them and we will kill them, or at least make them look really silly.

Was talking about the black squirrels. I always stay surprised when I see them down south. The red squirrels will eat from your hands, the black squirrels will eat your whole hand. lol.

Red squirrels. Black squirrels. I'm starting to think those are as real as, IDK . . . Australia. All squirrels are gray. Anywhere you go in the universe, squirrels are gray.

 

[Captante]

Red squirrels. Black squirrels. I'm starting to think those are as real as, IDK . . . Australia. All squirrels are gray. Anywhere you go in the universe, squirrels are gray.

Incorrect.

Yes, Giant Technicolor Squirrels Actually Roam the Forests of Southern India
~ (Smithsonian magazine)

Giant purple squirrels do exist—and they have an odd behavior
~ (National Geographic)

 

[Charmonium]

Incorrect.

Yes, Giant Technicolor Squirrels Actually Roam the Forests of Southern India ~ (Smithsonian magazine)

Giant purple squirrels do exist—and they have an odd behavior
~ (National Geographic)

That's just wrong. But so was Amy Winehouse. That's probably her. If you have more bad karma than good, you have to come back as a "lower" life form. Don't worry Amy. I'm sure someone will eat you soon enough. So I have to ask. Have you been a good squirrel?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Woah that's a pretty rad looking squirrel.

Pretty much all the squirrels here look like this:

Down south they have the black ones too:

Their fur looks so luxerious I want to pet them, but pretty sure they could bite my whole hand off.

 

[Captante]

That's just wrong. But so was Amy Winehouse. That's probably her. If you have more bad karma than good, you have to come back as a "lower" life form. Don't worry Amy. I'm sure someone will eat you soon enough. So I have to ask. Have you been a good squirrel?

Say that to its face I dare you!

(that thing IS kinda scary!)

 

[Charmonium]

Their fur looks so luxerious I want to pet them, but pretty sure they could bite my whole hand off.

Run! Save yourselves. It's a demon squirrel! I think if you feed them they'll let you make a pact with Satan. Not as tight with Old Nick as black cats but that's the upside of being a witch's familiar.

Seriously though, look at those claws. You know he wants to eat your soul.

 

[Captante]

Rock Squirrels Considered the Most Dangerous Animal at the Grand Canyon

 

[Torn Mind]

My late cat killed a squirrel once. Never did again. Must have tasted nasty