Ok... this is crazier than the snake... It is one thing to wander up on one of these by accident, but another entirely to linger around long enough to get a photo well within range. I went coon hunting one night with my uncle and one of the Dogs got sprayed and man I can still smell it if I think about it. It is one thing when you drive by one dead on the road another entirely when you are near the target. If I let the dog out at dusk or dawn I do a quick search for skunks. Just to hard to get rid of that smell.
when it was over darkness was down, off to in n out for a burger, i still get the protein style burger (wrapped in lettuce, no bun) find them far tastier now.