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In the last month I have seen at least 10 roadkill in Williamson county. Haven't seen a live one yet.

According to Willie Nelson in Barbarosa they were good eating. LOL:D

I saw a report that said eating possums on the half shell can give you leprosy.

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This is now some 40+ years back home in San Antonio, visiting friend. Invited to eat lunch (beautiful white meat) what I assumed was turkey. He later told me it was "Armadillo!" Course this was pre "leprosy" scare days. It was really, really good!!!

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Everybody probably know this. Just call me mr obvious...

Have heard that the reason armadillos get run over so much is that one of their typical self-defense actions when threatened by a predator is to jump pretty high straight up. So when a car or semi is bearing down on them, even if they would have been spared and pass between the wheels, that reflex jump is what gets em.

Maybe that isn't true though. Dunno.

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Everybody probably know this. Just call me mr obvious...

Have heard that the reason armadillos get run over so much is that one of their typical self-defense actions when threatened by a predator is to jump pretty high straight up. So when a car or semi is bearing down on them, even if they would have been spared and pass between the wheels, that reflex jump is what gets em.

Maybe that isn't true though. Dunno.

Supported by Wiki, which quotes this reference from Library of Congress, FWIW:

How high can a nine-banded armadillo jump? (Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress)

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Everybody probably know this. Just call me mr obvious...

Have heard that the reason armadillos get run over so much is that one of their typical self-defense actions when threatened by a predator is to jump pretty high straight up. So when a car or semi is bearing down on them, even if they would have been spared and pass between the wheels, that reflex jump is what gets em.

Maybe that isn't true though. Dunno.

This is also supported by my high school physics textbook, which had a series of questions revolving around startled armadillos jumping and getting hit by cars.

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