Yeah,Florida is weird.

Headline in todays Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel warns all to avoid armadillos infected with leprosy. SAY WHAT?? http://www.sun-sentinel.com/health/fl-ap-armadillo-leprosy-cases-20150721-story.html

Hey I knew that 30+ years ago when I lived in Alabama.

BTW, its amazing how high an armadildo can jump straight up.

Geese can be troublesome.

The article states that the disease is spread through saliva. I don't think I want to know what led to those people contracting leprosy from armadillos.

I recently had an armadillo run over my foot and scratch the skin with his big digging claws.

My fault
1) I suppose flip flops are not proper footware for hiking in the woods
2) while fun, startle-the-armadillo is probably not the smartest game to play

Armadillo kick ball is a fun game

spitfirebill wrote: armadildo

I loled. I'm a child.

They don't taste bad, that's what's really important.

Those things are great in the crock pot. Keep them in their shells to preserve the juices, drain after 4 hours and then add your favorite BBQ sauce. Just like pulled pork but better.

Can you contract leprosy from eating an infected one? Like mad cow disease?

Around here, all we have to worry about is prairie dogs with bubonic plague. I cannot comment on how they taste, but they sure make the road slippery if you get enough of them.

Since it's a bacteria, I'd say you can't catch it from the cooked meat. Just like you can't contract rabies from cooked meat.

But, converting it from a dead animal to meat... be carefull.

Mmmm, 'possum on the half-shell!!!

Keith Tanner wrote: Around here, all we have to worry about is prairie dogs with bubonic plague. I cannot comment on how they taste, but they sure make the road slippery if you get enough of them.

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