My bud has been somewhat tormented by some armadillo, so I finally found my live trap and set it out. He was ribbing me yesterday for my lack of luck at catching the little buggers. Well he text me tonight and told me I caught one, but I was elbows deep in a suspension project and couldn't get to my phone. I finished up with all I could do for the night and headed out to his place to collect the critter, but the trap was empty and placed on top of a dog house. Did he release it so I'll have to catch it again or did he hide the proof of my victory over nature? At any rate, I planned to relocate the critters at the lake far away from his place. I don't murderize aminals I can't get someone to eat unless they are a threat to my being or property. Anyone willing to chime in and direct me for the relocation of these nasty little varmints? Please don't hesitate to offer non lethal options. LoL
Don't turn that thing loose to root up someone else's place. If you can't dispose of it call animal control.
oh trust me TLB, I have no intentions of touching the critters. If and when I catch them I'll open the traps and set them free from a distance. LoL
Where the heck is Pryor? LoL
Armadillos are often used in the study of leprosy, since they, along with mangabey monkeys, rabbits, and mice (on their footpads), are among the few known species that can contract the disease systemically. They are particularly susceptible due to their unusually low body temperature, which is hospitable to the leprosy bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae. (The leprosy bacterium is difficult to culture and armadillos have a body temperature of 34 °C (93 °F), similar to human skin.) [15] Humans can acquire a leprosy infection from armadillos by handling them or consuming armadillo meat.[16] Armadillos are a presumed vector and natural reservoir for the disease in Texas and Louisiana and Florida.[17][18] Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late 15th century, leprosy was unknown in the New World. Given that armadillos are native to the New World, at some point they must have acquired the disease from humans
Contrary to the social stigma, leprosy is not highly contagious, and does not cause body parts to fall off. In fact, 95% of the world's population is naturally immune to the disease and, once diagnosed, a person is easily cured. Transmission from human to human is through respiratory droplets
Contrary to the social stigma, leprosy is not highly contagious, and does not cause body parts to fall off. In fact, 95% of the world's population is naturally immune to the disease and, once diagnosed, a person is easily cured. Transmission from human to human is through respiratory droplets
Thanks, Wikipedia
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