The local humane society, Marin Humane, confirmed to ABC News that there have been attacks from a wild squirrel in the area that may be the result of public feeding.
There’s “pick up a rat” and there’s “crush a rat in your hand.” Most of the time people are actively trying not to injure animals when we handle them, even if they’re being aggressive. Instinctively we don’t try to grab because hand injuries are likely and possibly debilitating, but if you can ignore that you should have no problem dealing with anything smaller than a dog. (And should then swiftly seek medical care)
I’d imagine you could kill a squirrel just clapping really hard, but you’d make a mess all over the place. Squirrels just don’t seem to trigger a danger response.
Pick up a rat and see how it goes. Make sure to film it.
There’s “pick up a rat” and there’s “crush a rat in your hand.” Most of the time people are actively trying not to injure animals when we handle them, even if they’re being aggressive. Instinctively we don’t try to grab because hand injuries are likely and possibly debilitating, but if you can ignore that you should have no problem dealing with anything smaller than a dog. (And should then swiftly seek medical care)
I’d imagine you could kill a squirrel just clapping really hard, but you’d make a mess all over the place. Squirrels just don’t seem to trigger a danger response.