Yes, a cornered squirrel will bite; I've seen it happen, and it took a lump the size of a large coin out of the lad's hand.

As he had chased the squirrel a fair way, then tried to pull it off the tree up which it was trying to escape, I always felt he got what he deserved.

We used the woods in question for years, and the numerous squirrels were never a problem, Kuntsford have certainly got a maverick if the story is true as reported.