now you dont see this everyday

thedjfish@comcast.net

kuzi16

that is freakin funny right there.

wwestern

Rob1110

I think most people would have paniced and ran. Must have been a pretty cool experience. Heart stopping at first, but pretty neat in retrospect.

Russ55

I don't know if it's true or not, but I've heard of people having them as pets. They're supposed to be similar to cats. I assume there's a surgery of some sort to remove the spray gland.

thedjfish@comcast.net

yeah the guys at work watched from the panel room,and where laughing at me they thought i sprayed,but that was one animal im not a big fan of,my wife mentioned that some times they mate with cats also,and there are people that keep them as pets,im just not going to start to be one,this thing had me on egg shells i was trying not to piss it off or freak it out,otherwise i would be typing from my lawn since i would be bathing in tomatoe juice for the next few days,

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ljl

This is one of those crazy stories like you'd hear from your Grandpa! "Gather round kids, let me tell ya' all about skunks..."

docedwards

You don't have to have them descented. At Silver Springs, FL they have taken one in from the wild that just hangs around their "settlement". They pet it and and pass it around to the visitors to pet if you like. It will not spray as long as it isn't threatened. I did hold it but if I confronted one in the wild I would yield right of way.

PuroFreak

That is awesome man. When I lived out on the lake we used to have a family of raccoons that we fed in a bowl every night after dinner. After a few weeks they got to where they would come gather around while I put the food out, then after a few days of that they would come scratch at the door around sundown and would eat from my hand. They would rub all over my legs and stand up and hold my hand while I talked to them... Nature can be so amazing sometimes.

thedjfish@comcast.net

and he/ she came again for another round,but it cought me eating some peanuts, and it wanted more then a petting this time,again out of fear of that rear end i gave it what i had,but this time it ate and ran,when some else is on my shift when im off that is going to be a story,not everyone will hold steady while it comes thru so i can see some one getting a nice spraying,stay tuned next thurs will be interesting.

lilwing88

YankeeMan

fla-gypsy

I have them show up in my yard sometimes under the bird feeders, they usually keep their distance which is fine with me.

Luko

PuroFreak:

That is awesome man. When I lived out on the lake we used to have a family of raccoons that we fed in a bowl every night after dinner. After a few weeks they got to where they would come gather around while I put the food out, then after a few days of that they would come scratch at the door around sundown and would eat from my hand. They would rub all over my legs and stand up and hold my hand while I talked to them... Nature can be so amazing sometimes.

And one night, Puro's wife wasn't around, and he was feeling lonely, so he got out the jar of peanut butter, and then...

Hays

Luko:

PuroFreak:

That is awesome man. When I lived out on the lake we used to have a family of raccoons that we fed in a bowl every night after dinner. After a few weeks they got to where they would come gather around while I put the food out, then after a few days of that they would come scratch at the door around sundown and would eat from my hand. They would rub all over my legs and stand up and hold my hand while I talked to them... Nature can be so amazing sometimes.

And one night, Puro's wife wasn't around, and he was feeling lonely, so he got out the jar of peanut butter, and then...

My dog licked my ballllz...