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Skunks tried to eat me!!!
12 years ago
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Well...kinda...
Woke up this morning to rain, thunder and chittering. Looking out the window I saw a fluffy black and white moving carpet...a family of skunks...mommy and 7 babies...probably out on their first forage session.
Grabbed my camera...found the battery dead...grabbed my phone...and darted out the front door to film them, sneaking around so as not to startle them. Adorable wet fluffy things...and 6 of them ended up alone after mom wandered off with one and the other 6 didn't notice, too occupied with something on the ground. (She eventually came back)
After a few minutes I got too close to 4 of them and they noticed me...or at least, my feet. I backed away, and I guess to a skunk anything that runs from you is food...so...they came after me, 4 fluffy balls of wet fur scuttling and chirping and I stopped and let them swarm my feet sniffing and nudging and one frisky little guy decided to see if I was edible and nipped at my toe.
Deciding not to risk more aggressive attention, I quickly eluded them and continued filming from some stairs.
The apartment staff then pitched up and attempted to round the critters up...which was amusing to see, especially after mom returned. I guess no one wanted to come face to butt with a family of skunks.
Of course, then I went to google skunks...since I google things I'm curious about..and RABIES jumps forward!!! Great...so now rabies is stuck in my head. So I phoned the department of health and explained the incident and inquired as to my risk. Obviously they couldn't say I would be fine (culpability lawsuits and such) but did say I was at very low risk.
I'm pretty sure I'm fine...the skunks seemed healthy, weren't aggressive, weren't unsteady on their feet, seemed more curious about me than friendly, and above all, the nip was just that... nip...a test to see if I was edible...and it didn't break the skin. Besides, if they had rabies, the mom would have had to have it, and in that case, they wouldn't have survived long enough to make it out the den.
Still, with my mindset it's now there and something that I find myself thinking on every now and again...stupid brain :(
Woke up this morning to rain, thunder and chittering. Looking out the window I saw a fluffy black and white moving carpet...a family of skunks...mommy and 7 babies...probably out on their first forage session.
Grabbed my camera...found the battery dead...grabbed my phone...and darted out the front door to film them, sneaking around so as not to startle them. Adorable wet fluffy things...and 6 of them ended up alone after mom wandered off with one and the other 6 didn't notice, too occupied with something on the ground. (She eventually came back)
After a few minutes I got too close to 4 of them and they noticed me...or at least, my feet. I backed away, and I guess to a skunk anything that runs from you is food...so...they came after me, 4 fluffy balls of wet fur scuttling and chirping and I stopped and let them swarm my feet sniffing and nudging and one frisky little guy decided to see if I was edible and nipped at my toe.
Deciding not to risk more aggressive attention, I quickly eluded them and continued filming from some stairs.
The apartment staff then pitched up and attempted to round the critters up...which was amusing to see, especially after mom returned. I guess no one wanted to come face to butt with a family of skunks.
Of course, then I went to google skunks...since I google things I'm curious about..and RABIES jumps forward!!! Great...so now rabies is stuck in my head. So I phoned the department of health and explained the incident and inquired as to my risk. Obviously they couldn't say I would be fine (culpability lawsuits and such) but did say I was at very low risk.
I'm pretty sure I'm fine...the skunks seemed healthy, weren't aggressive, weren't unsteady on their feet, seemed more curious about me than friendly, and above all, the nip was just that... nip...a test to see if I was edible...and it didn't break the skin. Besides, if they had rabies, the mom would have had to have it, and in that case, they wouldn't have survived long enough to make it out the den.
Still, with my mindset it's now there and something that I find myself thinking on every now and again...stupid brain :(
peps6g73
~peps6g73
*bunnynibbles on yer toes kyootly* nyumnyumnyumnyumnyum....
Inazuma_Okami
~inazumaokami
If the nip didn't draw blood you're perfectly fine!
