A few weeks back, I was walking along a path with my son's dog. It was getting dark, and as we were crossing a bridge heading home, we met up with a family of six skunks. Fortunately, we got out of their way, pronto.
I'm now taking my walks before it gets dark. Actually, the most dangerous creatures on this trail are the Lance Armstrong wannabes.
Several year ago my wife and I rented a place in Taos NM for a week. Early one morning I was sitting on the steps of the back porch drinking coffee and had a Momma skunk 4 little one walks through the fence about 5 ft from me. Two of the little ones walked between my feet and the steps, lets just say I didn’t make a move until they went into the back yard.