Video of San Antonio woman checking out at local Walmart with pet squirrel goes viral

The University of Texas at San Antonio got a lot of traction on social media over the weekend, but it has nothing to do with the Roadrunners’ disappointing 37-29 loss to Army on national television Friday.

Instead, it involves a video of a woman spotted with a squirrel at a Walmart near campus.

In the video posted on X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — by @BarstoolUTSA, a woman is seen using the self-checkout station at the Walmart location at 5555 De Zavala Road. So far, nothing weird there. But upon closer examination, she has a squirrel perched on her shoulder.

“Never going to the Walmart off UTSA Blvd again,” wrote @Barstool UTSA, which is not an official account operated by the university.

According to Walmart’s company policy, the retailer doesn’t allow pets, but it welcomes service animals. The well-behaved squirrel doesn’t appear to be wearing a service-animal vest, meaning it could have been a pet — or even a hitchhiker she picked up in the parking lot.

“I worked there for 2 years,” commented @almightyBV. “When I tell you this is light work.”

“Most normal utsa fan,” chimed in @3milbballiqv2.

“No way,” MoNSpringBranch said. “People are really outta control out here.”

The video has garnered more than 120,000 views and some 1,000 likes since being posted Sept. 15.

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This article appears in Sep 6-19, 2023.