Anyone ever seen a white squirrel?

[.452browning]

I pulled into the driveway this morning and saw something I've never seen before, a white squirrel. I tried to get a decent video but it was difficult as it kept running away. I got a good up close look at it before it ran off. It was very white with a very slight reddish tint on its back and black eyes so I assume its not an albino as I understand. If I understand correctly it is an eastern gray squirrel with a genetic quirk.

Also, should I report this to DNR since they are not extremely popular?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHTBJ1rpDys

 

[wabash]

if you get a good pic, DNR would probably like to see it.



fyi, City of Olney, IL - White Squirrels

 

[snapping turtle]

I have seen black ones. I have seen ones with a white tail or a mostly white tail but I have never seen an all white one.

I think you need to put the crosshairs on it. I bet it would taste like chicken.

 

[Willie]

Only saw them in Olney Illinois...

City of Olney, IL - White Squirrels

 

[OZESS]

I seen black ones in ohio but that was aroung a coal shoot when my dad delivered coal back in the 50's.As a boy.

 

[Muzzleloaderbill]

Have had one in our yard for the past year. Little piney squirrel. All white.

 

[Hammer]

I got one mounted that I took in Louisiana.

He is a little grey looking now (he went through a house fire) but he is solid white with black eyes, so not an albino.

 

[Black Cloud]

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

When I was a kid, there was a patch of woods down the street where an albino squirrel lived.

 

[Gunaria]

There used to be an albino wino squirrel in my back yard. The other squirrels used to beat up on him cause he was different.

 

[Mosinguy]

There's an albino squirrel in Ft. Harrison. He resides near Lawton Loop! I saw him with my own eyes.

 

[FordMan08]

I was after two white tailed squirrels for over two years.... they got away. I had almost forgot about this until this thread popped up. Thanks alot, lol.

 

[newguy]

i've seen both black and white squirrels in rockport,in.

 

[Zoub]

I pulled into the driveway this morning and......

Also, should I report this to DNR since they are not extremely popular?

Jesus Christ, NO. Never report anything to any part of Govt. IF it occurred ON YOUR property.

 

[newguy]

Jesus Christ, NO. Never report anything to any part of Govt. IF it occurred ON YOUR property.

they may find out your yard is being used as a nesting site for a rare and endagered pigmy worm. you will no longer be able to mow your yard,let the dogs and or kids out to play.your property will be siezed and you will be out on your ass. if you think im joking ask the people of california? and why the fires are always so bad. a special animal live in some dead trees and those trees cant be cut down and since dead trees burn easily wammo wide spread havoc.

 

[Zoub]

6 feet of unburned fuel on the ground and living on steep ridges does not help either. Fire burns much faster uphill, even without coastal winds to help.

These days my old "stomping grounds" of ridges and ravines filled with dry scrub, horny toads, skunks and rattlers is nothing but multi-million dollar homes. The funny thing is 40 years ago our Dad said it would happen.

 

[aaron580]

Ive seen a white squirrel around my school and funny thing is all the other ones are black! never seen another place with black squirrels running around everywhere.

 

[rw02kr43]

squirrel

Where I'm from in OH we had only black squirrels. It wasn't until I moved to IN that I saw a squirrel that wasn't all black.

Jason

 

[FirstTime]

only a White Pony....

 

[indiucky]

At Beech Bend park in Bowling Green, Kentucky there was a large population of Albino squirells...I do not know what happened to them but Beech Bend closed and it was a very cool place...I got throttled by a monkey there when I got too close to the cage...I have a brief memory of it and Mom and Dad confirmed that it happened...Man...The 70's...When zoo's were zoo's...