Striped Skunk

Fantastic spotting and picture! Just when the skunk was sprying something....gladly you were in front of it...=)

You don't want to be on the wrong end of that one for sure. It takes forever to get rid of the smell. Perfume companies would pay a fortune for that clinging, albeit no-stink, formula.

What an awesome photo! :)

This is a great spotting! I deleted your other duplicate spotting and added this to the Best Wildlife Photo mission.

As a youg teen, I knew a farm girl who's family we visited a couple of times a year. One time, she brought out her pet skunk to show me. I reached out to pet it & startles it. It bit my finger & sprayed her (it had not been descented yet) at the same time! Her mom threw away her clothes & put her in the tub with tomato juice & bleach while she cleaned & bandaged my finger! Next visit, I didn't see the skunk, not sure if they got rid of it ir if she just kept it away from me!

Here's a recipe better than tomato juice: http://dogs.about.com/od/caringfordogsandpuppies/ht/deskunking.htm

I've seen them spray into the wind...and once a kid came to my school after having been sprayed. The school authorities sent him to the showers with large cans of tomato juice. I guess t worked...eventually ;-)

Good thing he was facing you!

great shot!

RUN! HA!