Dangerous Squirrel Terrorizes San Francisco Bay Area, Sending Multiple Residents to Hospital

A California squirrel has terrorised the city residents (representative picture).

An aggressive, 'bloodthirsty' squirrel roaming through a San Francisco Bay Area community has prompted authorities to issue public warnings urging residents to avoid contact with the rodent. The rampaging squirrel has sent at least two individuals to emergency care, causing officials to call for heightened vigilance among local residents.

Warning signs posted throughout the town emphatically declare "ATTACK SQUIRREL BEWARE!!!!!!!!!" with others reinforcing that "THIS IS NOT A JOKE."

According to ABC News, the squirrel has assaulted at least five people to date. Victims report that the small furry creature lunges directly at their faces without warning, giving them no time to react or defend themselves.

Isabel Campoy, who encountered the squirrel while walking in the Bay Area city of Lucas Valley, recounted her harrowing experience: "She almost killed me. The squirrel went from the floor and tried to jump up to my face, I was full of blood, and I ran to the emergency room."

Joan Heblack, another victim who was on her morning stroll in San Rafael, just north of San Francisco, described her traumatic encounter: "The tail was flying up here. I was like, 'Get it off me, get off me!' I didn't want to touch it."

As news of the aggressive squirrel spread, social media users expressed disbelief that such a seemingly innocent animal could cause such significant disruption and injury to community members.

"Right, this seems to have permanently stressed me out," commented one user. Another suggested: "I bet it was someone's pet... I knew a guy with a pet squirrel and that thing was a tiny demon. Attacked me for a pear I was eating. Actually, attacked me multiple times."

A third social media user shared their own wildlife encounter: "Don't feed the wildlife, kids. I worked on a golf course, driving the snack and beverage carts, and there was one hole that I always hoped I didn't have to stop on because, without fail, every single time I drove down that stretch of cart path, this crazy squirrel would leap out of the woods."

In a separate but related case from 2019, an Alabama man named Mickey Paulk was arrested after training an "attack squirrel" by feeding it methamphetamine to increase its aggression. Paulk kept the animal caged at his Limestone County residence and deliberately administered the drug to enhance its aggressive tendencies.

Paulk faced multiple charges including possession of a wild animal, stolen property, weapon possession by a felon, methamphetamine trafficking, chemical endangerment of a child, and additional weapon and drug violations.