Dead (Murdered?) Squirrel Raises Questions
So here’s a strange one. We got a call from our tenant yesterday morning that there was a dead squirrel in our front yard. Not just a dead squirrel, she said, but a squirrel that looked like it had been shot. Say what? When we got home in the late afternoon we were rather taken…
So here’s a strange one. We got a call from our tenant yesterday morning that there was a dead squirrel in our front yard. Not just a dead squirrel, she said, but a squirrel that looked like it had been shot. Say what? When we got home in the late afternoon we were rather taken aback to find that she had not been exaggerating. A squirrel with a gaping hole the size of a golf ball in its neck had been deposited in front of the door under the stoop. It’s a pretty gruesome photo, so we’ve put the unedited version on the jump to enable selective viewing, but we’re wondering if anyone else has encountered anything like this? Do you think it was some kind of horrible Halloween prank? A message from a developer who’s been on the receiving end of an unfavorable review on the site? Strange days indeed. Most peculiar Mama.
WARNING: Photo on the jump shows a mutilated dead squirrel.
slow news day?
Y’all gonna eat that?
Wow! That is gross.
Love to AY reference.
The answer to this episode of “CSI: Mammal” is: cat. Or, as we say around here, Santeria Kitty Offers Sacrifice. Now if someone would please send this talented feline over to my place, he or she will be richly rewarded for his or her talents. All cash, unmarked bills, in a suitcase–with catnip.
That squirrel will be worthless when AY is built.
a hawk? you’re a moron. hawks don’t thrill kill; they hunt to eat. the squirrel appears intact sans the gaping neck wound. However, domesticated cats and dogs are totally capable of this kind of carnage.
That’s not a gunshot wound, or bb gun or otherwise.
Don’t know if you or your tenant has a cat that spends time outdoors, but domestic cats that kill mice, squirrels etc. will often leave them at a doorway to the house they live in. Often they seek praise for what they’ve killed. Most likely a cat got this squirrel.
That squirrel is lucky. It won’t be around to face the terrible consequences once AY is built.
Looks like a drug deal gone bad.