taxidermy is widely considered a strange hobby and an even stranger profession but one company has sought to showcase its creativity with a bizarre series of stuffed squirrels in a range of elaborate poses the pictures show squirrels playing pool, getting to grips with a sniper rifle and even passed out drunk scroll down for videos  squirrel snooker: a taxidermy company has sought to showcase its creativity with a bizarre series of stuffed squirrels in a range of elaborate poses pictured: a squirrel plays pool  great shot: in this piece made by teeter's taxidermy studio in pennsylvania, a squirrel is posed as a sniper  squirrel's night out: a stuffed squirrel is passed out drunk, left, and right, another squirrel get raucous at a bar  others show the creatures dressed up and in character as norse god thor and engaged in an epic lightsaber battle as a jedi knight and sith lord from star wars teeters' taxidermy studio aims to come up with 'new and interesting' ideas to challenge themselves with this has led to increasingly zany designs   some of which are for sale on ebay for as much as $600 owner corin teeters, from halifax, pennsylvania, runs the shop which also deals with traditional taxidermy for local hunters but he views these works, created for fun, as an art form he said: 'we're always bouncing ideas off each other, often late into the night 'we are always trying to think outside the box and create a conversation epic: this pair, dressed as a jedi knight and sith lord from star wards, are engaged in a lightsaber battle  dressed up: this angry looking squirrel is dressed up as norse god thor, complete with hammer  glamorous: this cheeky squirrel is pictured dressed up a member of metal band kiss  take a shot: mr teeters says his studio also creates traditional taxidermy for local hunters in pennsylvania  posed: but mr teeter's adds he is lucky that some customers drop animals off and say 'surprise us' 'there are many taxidermists out there that do exceptional work and inspire us and i hope we give them something to think about as well 'i've also been very fortunate to have clients that drop their animals off and say surprise us this let us be more creative in what we give back' mr teeters is careful not to create works too outlandish for his conservative customers, but still strives for uniqueness the 39 year old said: 'we try not to cross the line with people but we can still give them a piece of art' 'we have worked on just about every animal legally taken in north america and africa along with a few other countries 'we have also worked on pets and even some protected animals for museums and schools for educational purposes' mr teeters has notched up over 20 years of experience often logging 60 hours weeks each piece takes about ten hours of hands on work as well as a few months in the freeze dryer 'the work is always different and there's nothing like seeing a satisfied customer,' he added pass out: mr teeters says he considers the works as a form of art, but adds: 'we try not to cross the line with people but we can still give them a piece of art' sporty squirrels: these two squirrels, playing a game of ice hockey, are pictured in the middle of a punch up  a stuffed squirrel falling out of a trolley in a creative taxidermy created by teeters' taxidermy studio  handy man: this stuffed squirrel, complete with a toolbelt and tools, is posed in the middle of a diy project 
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pictures created by teeters' taxidermy studio in halifax, pennsylvania  show stuffed squirrels dressed up as star wars characters and thor  owner colin teeters says: 'we are always trying to think outside the box'