Skinks
Have you ever heard of an animal called a “skink” or maybe it is spelled “skank”. Not a skunk, I know what that is.
———- from Sean McCarrey of San Antonio, Texas
Certainly. The midwestern weasel skink is a cousin of the common poison skunkupine. In Missouri they call them “skanks”, but in Missouri they have their own way of doing everything. Skanks are often larger than skinks, and smell even worse. Of course, way down in Texas they have the biggest skinks of all. Legend has it that Davy Crockett shot a skink and was wearing the fur of that unhappy creature on his head when he was mowed down by the Mexicans at the Alamo. In a certain light, a dead skink resembles a raccoon, especially if your glasses are smudged.
Certainly. The midwestern weasel skink is a cousin of the common poison skunkupine. In Missouri they call them “skanks”, but in Missouri they have their own way of doing everything. Skanks are often larger than skinks, and smell even worse. Of course, way down in Texas they have the biggest skinks of all. Legend has it that Davy Crockett shot a skink and was wearing the fur of that unhappy creature on his head when he was mowed down by the Mexicans at the Alamo. In a certain light, a dead skink resembles a raccoon, especially if your glasses are smudged. 