A New York neighborhood is being terrorized by hyper-aggressive squirrels. Watch a report on rodent violence here:
Some residents of Rego Park, Queens, are now afraid to leave the house after a wave of squirrel attacks in the area.
Micheline Frederick is one of the victims whose bite wounds are still healing after being viscously beaten.
In an interview with WCBS-TV, she said: “You heard someone was bitten by a squirrel and was like, ‘Okay, you have a little tip, what’s the problem?’ But that was … it was a cage MMA fight! And I lost! “
“We are fighting in the snow and there is blood everywhere and my fingers are chewed and he will not let go.
“Eventually, it just stopped and there I was in a big bloody mess.”
Micheline was vaccinated against rabies as a precaution after the December 21 attack and tried to alert her neighbors – but there is little that can be done when they attack.
Vinati Singh said that squirrels ‘are aggressively chasing people’, including her husband on two occasions.
He said, “He basically grabbed the plastic bag I had, tried to climb up my leg. I managed to chase them away. It was the first time.
“The second time was right here when I tried to get in.”
At least three other people in the area reported being attacked by a squirrel, but it is unclear whether it is just a psychotic little man or some kind of brutal squirrel cartel terrorizing the neighborhood.
8 months agoThe traps have already been set, but the culprit / culprits have not yet been caught. Meanwhile, Anita Singh Sood is taking no chances.
Speaking to ABC7 NY, she said, “When we have to leave the house, we have to carry Mom’s homemade pepper spray, to be sure – because if the squirrel comes to us, we spray it.”
The New York Department of Health said squirrels / squirrels are unlikely to be rabies.
It said: “The New York Department of Health received a complaint about an aggressive squirrel in Rego Park and advised the owner to hire a licensed New York State hunter.
“Squirrels and many other small rodents are rarely infected with rabies.
“If New Yorkers believe they observed an infected animal with rabies, they should report it to 311.”