I feed the squirrels that hang out near my home. There are (4) that take advantage of free peanuts. One out of the four comes up to greet me as I park my car in the driveway. I open my door and he is almost always waiting for me.
He/she is very friendly and it always takes the peanut out of my hand (I have to throw the peanuts for the other squirrels). In my study of the squirrels, I have deduced that they have very poor sight. They depend on their strength of smell and touch. Anyway...
My squirrelfriend (LOL!) comes up to me and attempts to take the peanut. This time, however, the dummy thought my finger was the peanut! He/she starts pulling away with my finger in its mouth. It only lasted about (2) seconds but that thang has some razor-sharp teeth!
So far, I haven't foamed from the mouth or had a desire to bite other folks. Also, I didn't bleed from the bite and my finger didn't swell up.
I'm sure that, for every person on this forum who love squirrels, there is a person who hates them just as much. I like squirrels and I think they're real neat.
Perhaps now I will develop characteristics of a squirrel (like Spiderman). I can be a superhero and my name can be Squirrelman. I'll bury bad guys in the dirt. I'll live in the tops of trees. My "kryptonite" will be cars...cars are the only thing that can kill me!