Dillo
New pest coming to the area. While driving about 1 mile west of Roan Mtn Tn on 19-E, low and behold there was a possum on the half shell that had just been hit by a pickup. Driver was getting out to see what he had hit.
Ken you better practice up a bit with the Rough Rider. They may be headed to you neck of the woods.
Wonder what the chances of one hitch hiking for much distance?
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We have them in Kentucky now. And they breed rapidly
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Cool animals. In my college days, I encountered the 1st one I had seen outside of a zoo while doing a deer browse study on Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas. My partner and I decided to see what would happen if we teamed up and chased it around. We found out that when cornered it could jump straight up to about shoulder height. Once it had enough of us, it dug into the ground in no time, leaving only the armored shell exposed. I can imagine how frustrating that would be to a predator.
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I first encountered them in a night prowl around the garbage dump outside Fort Worth. Since the last half of the 20th Century, they have been one of two mammal species extending their ranges. I grew up in MO and the most common road kills into the '70's were Opossums, racoons and skunks. By the mid 80's, armadillos ranked right up there along with coyotes, which were unknown when I lived there. The world is changing, biologically, politically, musically and genderly.
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I was sure this was going to be another thread on how to cook an armadillo... But it all boils down to is don't 😂
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Armadillo's carry leprosy.
There are fifteen confirmed cases reported in florida.
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My daughter lives in Florida and is getting good at trapping them from under her house.
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They have taken over southern, Il. They can tear up a yard overnight. I used to think they were cool but not now. As above disease carriers. A varmint that is and could tear up property and spread disease.
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My daughter lives in Florida and is getting good at trapping them from under her house.
All good as long as she doesn't touch them with bare hands.
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First one I ever saw was on Jekyll Island, Georgia. Have seen quite a few on Sanibel Island, Florida and at my sisters near Houston Texas. I didn't realize they were migrating north. How about that, we send our Yankees South, and you send us Armadillo's north. Seems like a fair trade. 😁
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Saw one about this tme last year just east of Asheville on I-40. DRT. Griggs may be in to someting.
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