I think the whole thing was staged.
If it actually happened, I can’t imagine why anyone would post it - except for ‘fame’ or $$$ per view.
here is why I dont think it was staged.
squirrels dont let you pick them up and pet them like that..well..at least none that i have been around.
there was a recent article how people in a neighborhood were being terrorized by them.
Mine don’t come after me..just eat my concrete and my wiring, and my car...and all other various kinds of things of issues.
Chipmunks are incredibly smart. They can get peanut butter off a mouse trap without releasing it.