A purple squirrel captured on Sunday by a couple from Jersey Shore, Pa., has been released back into the wild, AccuWeather.com reports.

Jersey Shore residents Percy and Connie Elmert found the squirrel in a humane animal trap they had set in their backyard to catch the pesky critters. Percy would later release the squirrels far from the house so they wouldn't return to the property and get into the birdfeeders.

"I kept telling my husband I saw a purple one out in the yard. 'Oh sure you did' he kept telling me," Connie Emert told Accuweather.com. "Well, he checked the trap around noon on Sunday and sure enough, there it was."

After keeping the squirrel around for a few days so neighbors could take a look at the strange creature -- who now has accounts on Twitter and
[Published in GreenNews - Read the original article]