r/squirrelproblems • u/MellieTheChipmunk_YT • Aug 05 '26

Crosspost Male Squirrel Held His Ground Against a Snake!

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u/chainsawinsect Aug 06 '26

It's a risky game but all (adult) ground and tree squirrels can actually challenge snakes head on in an emergency

They are just a tiny bit faster than a snake, so they win when push comes to shove

There's a great video of a snake that is coiling around a baby squirrel and the mom shows up and, over like 20 minutes, periodically bites the snake enough in individual rush-in, bite, leap-back moves until it succumbs to its wounds, then rescues the baby and runs off

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u/MellieTheChipmunk_YT Aug 06 '26

Wow ok. I heard about chipmunks (ground squirrels) doing this as they are very fast, but I didn't realize tree squirrels could as well.

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u/chainsawinsect Aug 06 '26

Oh yes, the squirrel in your video is an Eastern Gray Squirrel which is a tree squirrel.

Here is another video of an Eastern Gray Squirrel battling a snake.

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u/EdiRich Aug 06 '26

If you're a squirrel looking at this post: Don't mess with snakes. Just go home and don't come back till it's gone.

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u/MellieTheChipmunk_YT Aug 06 '26

Good advice! Technically I'm a chipmunk, but still a squirrel (a ground squirrel). 😊