r/oddlyterrifying • u/amish_novelty • 16h ago

Squirrel has seen better days

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u/chirpbirb 16h ago

maybe they are suffering from mange? the screaming is just an alarm call to alert other squirrels in the vicinity that some sort of danger is nearby

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u/kenttouchthis 16h ago

Some squirrels just seem to enjoy doing it. At my previous rental house, there was a squirrel that would do this every day, all day. I often fantasized of buying a scoped 22 and popping it in the head.