LOL about squirrels!
When I lived in Mississippi somehow a squirrel got into one of the labs at Mississippi State. One of my classmates (built like a giant bear, excellent hunter and trapper) put on heavy leather gloves, cornered the squirrel and grabbed him.
That little squirrel bit down so hard on my classmate’s hand that its eyes rolled back in its head. The squirrel would not let go. My classmate was finally able to toss the squirrel outside (still attached to the glove). My classmate was a very stoic man of few words, but he did exclaim “That sumbitch!!!”
That squirrel drew blood, even through the leather glove. LOL
Yep. All I had to do is take one look at those teeth, think about what a domesticated cat could do, and I had sense enough to never try to grab a squirrel.
I’ve had chances...when I was in 7th grade a squirrel by our house would run down the tree and take pecans from my hand. I resisted the urge to try and pet the thing...
A few years ago before I stopped hunting, I sat on a ladder stand watching for deer all morning. A squirrel climbed up a tree a few feet in front of me, jumped onto the tree I was in, while I was talking to him, and its tail slapped across my face as it landed just above my shoulder. Again I had sense enough to not just reach out and catch a wild squirrel...figured it might not end well...I know what a domesticated cat can do, as well as a wild one maybe 2 months old...
You gotta remember, they crack open nuts with those teeth. Pecans, walnuts, hickory nuts...I’ve cracked all 3. I have to use pliers. Squirrels use their teeth...think about it...