Not my son and I reeling at the sight of an armadillo in our backyard.

It’s incredibly ridiculous to admit this, but I was in genuine awe of it. I’ve never seen one before, aside from those poor souls that were left on the side of a road after encountering a car. Was insane to see one digging through the leaves.

And I may…may have channeled Steve Irwin and said, “Crikey” when I first saw him. But went right back into classic me mode when I lost it with the flashlight and heard it running through the leaves. The PG13 left my mouth real damn quick.

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Thatsright · 61-69, M

Scary fact, armadillos spread leprosy.

Nitedoc · 51-55, M

@Thatsright That's true. Don't touch him!

PerfectionOfTheHeart · 46-50, F

@Nitedoc @Thatsright I checked on him after about an hour and he was in a different part of the yard. I was going to get a video of him, but one of my pampas grass plants was blocking the full view of him. I wanted to get closer to him to get the video, but remembered this comment. So I let it be.