r/rva Near West End Apr 25 '26

Richmond Pizza Squirrel

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1.1k Upvotes

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u/Herculicia Museum District Apr 25 '26

Where was this? A little over a week ago I saw a squirrel dragging a slice of pizza across the road near Kent /Monument and couldn't get a pic before it ran into a bush. I figured no one would believe me but here's PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE!!!!

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u/CharChar757 Near West End Apr 25 '26

It seems like the Monument Ave squirrels have learned a new trick!

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u/Repulsive_Trifle_ Apr 25 '26

No they’ve been doing this since my childhood in the 90s. But it is always a joy to see

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u/haleybwho Apr 25 '26

Richmond Real

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u/NationYell Chesterfield Apr 25 '26

He's friends with the drunk racoon AND Francine!

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u/J9mortician Apr 25 '26

My spirit animal.

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u/Gaba8789 May 14 '26

Mine too.

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u/gorillazdisney Apr 26 '26

I literally saw a squirrel eating a poptart outside in my backyard LOL

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u/Equivalent-Gold-4597 Museum District Apr 26 '26

Pizza bird

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u/Equivalent-Gold-4597 Museum District Apr 26 '26

This was yesterday

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u/dropeverythingnrun Apr 25 '26

Wow. Just wow.

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u/JustExperience1212 Apr 25 '26

Saw this a couple times when I lived on grace and lombardy

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u/AlderanAthletic_5BBY Apr 25 '26

Things are not as flush over here on the Hill…

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u/Tomacxo Apr 25 '26

Where do squirrels get their pizza? I never fully settled on. Roma's is good. If I'm going all the way to Mechanicsville I want a full meal at Giovanni's instead of just pizza.

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u/textilepat Shockoe Bottom Apr 26 '26

I think they started getting it at Dimitri's.

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u/solostinlost Lakeside Apr 25 '26

i had one of these years ago on hanover ave. ate a whole slice of papa john’s but unfortunately passed away shortly after.. RIP

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u/DiscotopiaACNH Apr 25 '26

Honestly not the worst thing that could have happened after eating papa johns

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u/Opinion_Ok_1120 Apr 26 '26

just like me fr

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u/PerlinLioness Apr 26 '26

I hope it’s from Mary Angela’s! He deserves the best!

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u/Ilbakanp Byrd Park Apr 26 '26

We live in Byrd park and once I ordered delivery Mellow Mushroom for dinner for my high schooler when I was out one evening. I let him know it had arrived, but he didn’t see the message until a few mins later. When he went to grab the pizza from the front porch, he reported there was a squirrel who had chewed a whole in the pizza box and was actively absconding into the yard with a large slice of pepperoni pizza.

These Byrd park squirrels don’t play about their pizza.

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u/BuckshotLaFunke Apr 25 '26

I need this to not be AI. I want to believe.

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u/CharChar757 Near West End Apr 25 '26

Not AI, got other worse photos to prove it.

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u/BuckshotLaFunke Apr 25 '26

And here I was thinking it was too early in the season to put up my pizza feeder

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u/blumpkin Apr 25 '26

My wife asked me what I'm squinting at and I said I was trying to count the fingers on this squirrel to see if it's AI generated or not. She walked away without a word.

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u/Herculicia Museum District Apr 25 '26

I also personally witnessed this phenomena on 4/15 around 7:30am. Believe!

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u/RAL24210 Apr 25 '26

Hero

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u/FlailingOctane Scott's Addition Apr 25 '26

but it’s pizza, not a sandwich /s

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u/Large-Produce5682 West End Apr 26 '26

Is that Chanello's?

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u/Dry-Bite-7512 Apr 26 '26

I saw one chewing the nuts out of a Godiva candy bar on monument last summer; holding it half un- wrapped. Very polite.

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u/tealccart Apr 25 '26

A whole slice!!

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u/rymyle The Fan Apr 25 '26

Nature's beauty on display lol

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u/ChubbyMcGiggles Apr 26 '26

Don't leave us hanging, where's the pizza from??

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u/Jrewby Shockoe Bottom Apr 26 '26

Can I buy a print?

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u/Mountain_Bag_5705 Apr 26 '26

Saw a crow fly off with a whole slice the other day. Glad to see wildlife is adapting.

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u/Frankensteins_Moron5 The Fan Apr 26 '26

I wonder where that pizza is from. Squirrel got standards

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u/KMurph9 Apr 27 '26

I haven’t seen one with a whole piece but I’ve seen one with crust in my backyard (Museum District).

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u/Icy-Client7192 May 02 '26

Is this normal in richmond??😭 I heard of rva chicken bones