Story at a glance
- For 48 hours, a “psycho” squirrel terrorized residents of a small United Kingdom town.
- Over a two-day period, the squirrel injured 18 people in 21 attacks.
- The squirrel was later captured and brought to a rescue facility.
“Warning. vicious squirrel that attacks,” Nicola Crowther wrote in the Buckley Residents Facebook Group on Dec. 26.
For 48 hours over Christmas, a “psycho” squirrel terrorized residents of the small United Kingdom town, residents told local South West News Service, according to the New York Post.
‘Psycho’ squirrel’s 48-hour Christmas rampage terrorizes town, injures 18 https://t.co/cuMprOc2jm pic.twitter.com/um5fh9QwoJ
— New York Post (@nypost) December 29, 2021
“I’ve got teeth marks on the top and bottom of my finger,” Sheree Davidson said. “It proper latched on and I had to shake it off. He’s taken the top layer off my knuckle. His teeth are like pins.”
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Over a two-day period, the squirrel injured 18 people in 21 attacks, with some requiring tetanus shots after being bitten.
The squirrel was later captured and brought to a rescue facility.
“The squirrel is being taken to a rescue, update above, so it lives safely,” the admin for the Buckely Residents group, Carla Tel, wrote on Dec. 27.
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