11 Ferocious Ferrets Violently Challenging Other Animals on Camera

which includes pole cats, stoats and ermines. Domesticated ferrets most likely descend from the European pole cat. In the past, ferrets were utilized for rodent and rabbit hunting. Join us as we look at 15 ferocious ferrets violently challenging other animals on camera. Ferret vs. Squirrel An ermine attacks a squirrel in the deep snow. The weasel is so white, it's hard to see it until it jumps on the squirrel. It's a violent fight and this squirrel is giving the ermine a run for his money. 14. Ferret vs. Rat The ferret in this video is being fed his second rat of the day and he's all excited. The ferret is still quite young, but it doesn't stop him from going all out to kill and eat the rodent. The woman filming this video thought she was incredibly lucky to have a close sighting of a stoat preying on a rat while cycling in Gloucestershire. Most of her sightings of stoats in the past were fleeting glimpses as they dashed across the road. So to see one at such close quarters catching a rat was beyond belief. What an intense battle this is between a stoat and a rat. This rat battles hard, but it doesn't stop the stoat from inflicting some nasty injuries on the rat. The rat tries his best to defend himself against the waves of attacks, but in the end the stoat is the stronger of the two. The ferret in this video is chasing his lunch, a small white rodent in his owner's bathtub. The rodent keeps running away, but there's nowhere to go. The way the ferret takes his time killing the rodent is kind of cruel. But what's even more cruel is the owner filming and enjoying this. It's actually sick. 13. Ferret vs. Snake The ferret is a subspecies of the polecat which was domesticated for hunting in ancient times. They are generalized predators that eat a wide variety of prey, including rodents, rabbits, voles, and snakes. This small mammal's innate daring causes them to plunge recklessly into any hole in the hopes of forcing its prey out. However, it appears this snake is larger than the polecat had anticipated. It is approximately twice the size of the hunter and is a constrictor despite not being poisonous. The tables could be turned at any time. The snake is taken aback by the polecat's fury. But if the hunter fails to sink his teeth near the snake's base of its skull, the snake may still be able to flee. This prey was too much for the polecat, and it took a lot of energy to catch it. A woman and her 11-year-old daughter were hiking with their dog at a state wildlife management area near their home when the daughter reported seeing something move in the grass. So, with her new camera, she was able to capture something unique, whether on a nature trail or not. It just goes to show that perseverance and patience pay off. A mink had snatched a snake, and it wasn't a small snake, but the mink was pulling the snake towards it and attacking it until the snake was no longer alive. While taking a walk in the forest, two friends got to watch a black mink attack and eat a garter snake in northern Utah. It's safe to say that the mink did not give the snake much of a chance. A group of individuals were strolling down the street when they noticed a mink running across the road ahead of them. The mink had cornered what appeared to be a northern water snake, about 24 inches long by the time they arrived. They watched as the mink nibbled the snake's tail off before diving beneath the water to get the head. The mink killed the snake after several attempts to drag it out from beneath a rock. But the snake's body was already wedged between the rocks. After a weasel spots an alligator lizard in the foliage, he makes a run for it and attacks without holding anything back, killing the lizard in the process. This pet ferret meets a sweet iguana, and while he inspects the lizard smelling every inch of his body, he eventually bites his shoulder, but the iguana brushes him off. It wasn't a vicious bite, but it was gratuitous because the iguana did nothing to provoke the ferret. Here is a live feed you won't see anywhere else. A poor hamster is dropped inside a ferret's cage, and the ferret pops out of a hole in the cage, snatches the hamster, and pulls it down the hole with him to eat it. These two ferrets are pets, and they are meeting their live feed for breakfast. Here is how the owner of these ferrets describes them. Their names are Rage and Pepper. Rage is the star male in the video, and Pepper is calmer and relaxed, and lazy, but sweet, so she won't bite or attack medium-sized animals. Hence, Rage is basically on his own to learn how to attack an animal he has never seen, a mouse. Mice are one-hit knockouts, and rats fight for about 10 to 15 seconds, since it was this ferret's first encounter with a mouse lunch. He was confused at first, but learned quickly. When a ferret sees a hamster in a cage, he tries to get at the small little rodent through the cage, but it's impossible. The hamster also looks like he wants to get at the ferret, but I wouldn't advise him to. The hamster should be thankful he's in a tent. In our thumbnail, a mink is chasing his victim, and with both his paws he latches onto the little rodents behind. I'd say this will be a successful hunt. Watch this real-life battle between a weasel and muskrat as they engage until one of them dies in a creek at Fillmore Glen, New York. Who will win? The life and death struggle amid the rapids slowly begins to tip in favor of the weasel. Who else did you think could win this bout? This albino mink is not the most experienced hunter just yet, and it's trying to dispose of a muskrat in this video. The mink has already killed muskrats in the past, but not a whole bunch of them, so it's still learning. You can see the muskrat giving the mink quite a fight as they tumble and roll over during the scuffle. It looks like this mink has got its hands full with this muskrat, and I wouldn't bet on the mink this time around. This muskrat is one hell of a fighter. When a feisty little mink finds and attacks a muskrat in a small stream under a rock, the owner of the mink grabs him and his prey and puts them in the snow, where the battle continues. The muskrat fights hard until the mink drills a hole in his head and kills him. This redhead attacks a muskrat in a little stream, and it's another vicious battle. Even though the muskrat is tough and is giving it everything it has, this mink seems to know what he's doing, and he's got the momentum, so I think it's the end of the road for this muskrat, unless a miracle happens, which is not the case. 9. Ferrets vs. Rabbit A ferret is seen chasing a rabbit in its burrow as the two animals run through holes and chambers during the chase. Two ferrets were used in this video to force the evacuation of the rabbits, considered pests on this land. The holes that rabbits create in the ground or sand can be exceedingly deep, to the point where tunnel systems known as rabbit warrens are created. Rabbit burrow burrows can have multiple entrances. In the fluffy snow, a weasel is seen trying to kill a bunny rabbit. The rabbit isn't fighting much because he's already overwhelmed by the attack, and it looks like this rabbit is done. A weasel is seen attacking a small rabbit in this video, but for some reason the rabbit manages to free itself and tries running away, only to see the weasel catch up to it and take it down again. However, once again, the weasel lets go of the rabbit at one point and scrams. Perhaps it was startled by the person recording the incident, but anything is possible. Another cold winter day, a mink runs after a hare in the deep snow, and when it catches up to the hare, it does what it does best and kills the hare. These creatures are small, but boy, do they have a lot of oomph. Many people own ferrets as pets, and it's the case in this video, but the ferret is not the only pet in this household. There's also an Alaskan Malamute named Dexter, and he seems to enjoy his new friend's company as both play fight in the living room. I'm willing to bet that this ferret, named Mila, is going to keep this dog active and alert for a long time. No laying around for this dog when this ferret is around. The Rasu or weasel is a small carnivorous mammal animal that looks like a mongoose, although its breed is quite different. It is thin and elongated and has short legs. It can move quickly and is a very skilled hunter, but it is no match for this dog, and the creature finds out quickly after the dog grabs it in its mouth and mangles it. A black dog is out and about with his weasel friend as both play in the foliage, with the weasel keeping the dog busy and entertained. Weasels are great to prevent dogs from becoming lazy and fat. This is the first hunt for this man's crazy mink named Washusha. The word Washusha pronounced Wash-oo-shay means beyond brave in the Omaha Native American language. As you'll see in this video, he was given that name for a reason. After making his first kill, he decides he wants to chase the black dog in the video, but I think they know each other, so they're having a little fun. 7. Ferret vs. Bird When this bird wanted to commit suicide by settling on a train track waiting for the train to arrive, a man and his ferret found him and tried to save him so the ferret could have some fun with the bird, but I think by the looks of it, the bird was better off remaining on the train track and being hit by a train. I have seen seagulls kill other animals without pity, and they are a force to be reckoned with, but this weasel attacks a seagull in the water and still overpowers it, but the seagull seems to get away after a short scuffle. A cute ferret is let loose by his owner to see how he reacts when he sees some geese, and the obvious happens when the ferret begins to chase the geese. For some reason, even though the animal is tiny, the geese know he's dangerous, and when they see two ferrets, they avoix. 8. Ferret vs. Chicken This is what happened when the owners of this ferret let their little pest named Sku-Sku get outside through the doggy door so he could meet the chickens. To no one's surprise, none of the chickens were interested in meeting the little guy and for good reason because he probably would have attacked and killed it. The weasel broke into a hen house in the middle of the night and killed a chicken. The chicken was removed and put in the garbage, but as the weasel was back in the hen house looking for its trophy, the owners had no other choice but to put the chicken back on the grass to keep it busy while they removed the other hens that were still alive. A weasel is seen sneaking into a chicken coop in this video, but it almost looks as if the chickens and hens were expecting the visit because they're all perched up above, away from danger. But the weasel sneaks into a hole in the back and I think it finds something, but I'm not sure because the video is not clear. The owner of this chicken coop found his last two roosters dead after a ferret attacked and killed them. The owner mentioned had some chickens still been alive, he would have set up ferret traps to capture the animal, but since they were all killed, he didn't bother. 5. Martin vs. Hare Martins are weasel-like animals. They have bushy tails and huge paws with claws that retract partially. Depending on the species, the fur ranges from yellowish to dark brown. Animal trappers prize it for the fur trait. Martins are thin, agile animals that have adapted to life in the taiga, which consists of coniferous and northern deciduous woods found throughout the northern hemisphere. A martin is pursuing a rabbit in this video. The rabbit tried to flee, but the martin grabbed and killed him. In coniferous and mixed wood forests across Canada, the pine martin is a cautious weasel-like species. It is common to refer to martin fur as Canadian sable among trappers who have long valued the martin's high quality fur. Pine martins must be prepared to hunt in snow because they live in a country where the winters are harsh. In this video, a pine martin can be seen hunting a hare in deep snow. Even though the bunny is frantically attempting to flee, the martin is making it difficult. Martin and hare part ways as they run in opposite directions. However, when the bunny returns to the road after cutting through the forest, the martin is waiting for it and attacks it once more. This rabbit has me stumped. Instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to flee, he chose to return and challenge the martin face to face. As soon as he sees the hare, the martin launches into an attempt to choke it to death. An exhausted rabbit is hauled away by its martin killer. Amid campers, this martin chases a snowshoe hare around the campsite. As the hare tries to escape, the martin tries to catch up to it, and it does, pouncing and suffocating. 4. Weasel, Stoat vs Cat. Weasels are not big, but when these two work together to ambush a kitten, the little kitty cat is no match for the fierce weasels. Had this been an adult cat, the fight may have been different. Even though adult cats are