Long Tailed Weasel (and not a ferret!) - 6/5/07

[squeekmousethecat]

Looks like a hard worker. These little guys can eat 40 percent of their body weight per day in rats, moles, etc., which makes them very useful little predators -- and, unfortunately, common victims of rodenticides, which is why using rat poison is so counterproductive. Weasels are very effective rodent-hunters. Nice video capture.

[bissellhouseinn]

I saw one today 9/13/11 running along the fence in the Wells Fargo Parking Lot at the corner of Lomas Santa Fe and Santa Helena in Solana Beach, North County San Diego at 8:15am. It was trapped on the parking lot side and trying to get back to the side with the drainage ditch, which it ultimately did after about 10 frantic minutes of searching for an opening. Cute as the dickens and a dozen people came in and out of the parking lot to bank at the ATM and completely missed it.

[liverpoolreds8]

If you ever see one of these little guys doing flips and looking like they're having a major seizure, it's because that's the distraction dance they do before they kill something.

These weasels are major killing machines and a lot more dangerous than people think.

[vulgarrc]

i just saw one of these little guys in Simi Valley today.. It blew my mind. I had no idea SoCal had these.

[standifird]

I have these in my yard too, I'm in Fallbrook.

[SuperSparten]

Thank you for the video.

[smartcrackers]

Using this to show my little one what a weasel is. Love the music, too! Thank you!

[smartcrackers]

Using this to show my little one what a weasel is. Love the music, too! Thank you!

[lisefitz]

Too cute

[Pug07]

If its really aggressive it is probly a stoat... but then again Stoats, Ferrets, Weasels are all in the same family... I cant tell them apart, each of them have are ridiculously alike...

[momamario]

I've looked ALL OVER the internet, I'm yet to find population numbers of the prairie long tailed weasel. I know it's rather unrelated to the video, but I really need these and don't know anyone to ask. So all I ask is that if anyone knows where to find them could they please tell me?

People who dont know, please dont spam this.

[spider8x]

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[zodiolestes]

Actually, only the southern races of Long-tailed weasel(Mustela frenata) have the mask.Their called Bridled weasels...They are Loverly...

[WildlifeDen]

Actually it looks a lot closer to a Black Footed Ferret with that mask.

he's adorable though, darting all over like that ^_^

[ElKayeVideos]

I thought so at first, too, but they just don't seem to be native to our area (southern California, near Oceanside). I did see another one today! I always get excited when I see we still have weasels here. :)

[TagFerret]

Lucky! It's rare to see weasels -- they are actually all over California, but usually steer well clear of humans.

We had one in our office building a couple years ago. I'll have to find the film I made of him and post it. Looked just like this one, and every bit as energetic.

Also I used to see them from the ski lifts near Lake Tahoe when I was a kid -- their coats go entirely white (except the black tip of the tail) during winter if they are in snow country.

[DethExplosion]

BFFs are rare though.

[giovanniboydbonanno]

@WildlifeDen it is a weasel of somekind, ferret is bigger usaly not as dusky colored as this one i see no black feet and the mask is oposit on a ferret

[meldidnot]

I love it! ideal music for the little critter.

[BadlndsBob]

It's good to see someone who appreciates these animals.

[1MorA1]

maybe because the animals are fucking cool i want one and my friends nick name is wease

[Polecat016]

It looks like a long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata).

[ElKayeVideos]

That's it, thanks! I was able to look that up online and the description fits perfectly. My neighbor whose orchard this was in was tickled to see my pics . . . says he's happy to have him around if he'll eat the rats, mice and gophers! :)

[TagFerret]

Oh he'll eat them all right -- weasels are voracious hunters and can get into just about any place the rodents can go.

This is great footage! Thanks for uploading it!  And the music is perfect.

[TagFerret]

OK, I've finally managed to edit and upload the footage of 'Lightning The Weasel" it is YouTube video aADuflgnafs

It should appear as a video response to this video as well.

[portugal5698]

do you think a weasel can get through any wire

[TagFerret]

I doubt they would chew through wire -- they have pointy carnivore teeth, not chisel teeth like rodents.

Weasels can probably dig around protective wire like chicken wire.

Weasels can definitely squeeze through very small holes. If you have chicken wire with holes larger than about 1 inch across, you can bet that weasels will be able to get through it.