Yes, skunks live in the woods around here, but I don’t often see them alive. It’s more likely that I’ll smell one in the evening, or see one as roadkill. I see snakes more often here, if you count rattlesnakes, copperheads, and coral snakes together. Armadillos are more common, though. It’s fun to catch them by sneaking up from downwind and picking them up by their thick, scaly tails. You have to hold on tight, though, because they twist and turn, and the tapered tail is slick and hard to grip. The reason you hold them by the tail is to stay away from the claws. What I learned as a small child is you don’t want to run up and kick one: I almost broke my toe. They’re heavy and hard.
When I hosted WWFM III in Austin, I named it “Armadillo Sighting”. The location was near the former site of Armadillo World Headquarters, a famous part of Austin live music history.