As someone who lives in Texas with lots of them I can assure you their favorite thing is to walk super slowly across the road and stop when a car comes by
More often than not I see them dead on the edge of the road. The last time I saw a live armadillo was like 9 months ago. I saw a dead one on the side of the road 3 days ago.
Well, no that's not really it. It's 10 percent that if they have the disease they'll pass it. So whatever percentage of Armadillos actually carry the disease, after looking it up it's 20%. So a 20% chance you'll meet an armadillo that has it, a 10% chance it transfers, plus a 5% chance you're not naturally immune, the odds are very very slim I mean still don't go around grabbing them but yeah
Pretty sure it’s actually 0.2%. Since 20% of armadillos have it, but there’s only a 10% chance of getting it from those ones that have actually got it, but I’m shit at math so I could be wrong lol
It's a good sign that you've had to look it up to know what it looks like. It used to be common enough where we made colonies like the one the U.S. had in Hawaii. Since antibiotics, and steroids are all it takes to cure it, and it doesn't pass to other people easley it's become a pretty rare thing to here about in most parts of the world.
So 60 people in the entire world have been reported to of gotten leprosy from Armadillos, and that is guaranteed to be because they ate them raw or very undercooked. Don't eat an undercooked Armadillo and you don't gotta worry about leprosy
So 60 people in the entire world have been reported to of gotten leprosy from Armadillos, and that is guaranteed to be because they ate them raw or very undercooked. Don't eat an undercooked Armadillo and you don't gotta worry about leprosy
literally i remember when my grandmother was telling me how she got leprosy. she was playing with an armadillo and a week later she got ill. they kept her in a cold room basically a room kept at 50 ot 60 degrees gave her a blanket tv food jacket. she was out of there in 3 weeks it is a very weak disease however. catching it in places where technology or medicine isn't available is dangerous
Until you realize that means 4 more armadillos destroying the foundation of your house and realize you have to kill 4 identical cute little babies. If only you could tell them to burrow anywhere else.
One time I was out jogging in a public park and a few small armadillos came out of the brush to see what was going on. They ran all the way up to inspect my shoes and get a quick pet. Friendly little creatures ❤
I heard it's actually relatively hard to get infected even if you come across an effective armadillo. Just from the difference in body temp would kill it
Lmao when I was 15 I was down in south Carolina boar hunting. Well we're chillin at the hunting cabin when one of these guys showed up in the front yard. Me living in the northeast an never seeing one I had to catch it. Just as I catch it one of the hunting guides comes running an screaming " ITLL GIVE YOU LEPROSY!! DROP IT!! ITLL GIVE YOU LEPROSY!!" I thought he was just messing with me, until he got closer an I seen his face. He was dead serious an I immediately put the armadillo down😂 no leprosy thank God
I had never seen an armadillo until I moved to Alabama years ago. The only time they bothered me was when I was deer hunting and I heard something moving through the leaves and getting me excited for nothing 😁. No worse than squirrels running around.
Hearing that an armadillo has less than a 10% chance of giving a human leprosy has me reacting the same way I did when I heard Possums can’t carry rabies: I’m gonna touch it.
Hmmm. I thought he was going to say something more like: "Armadillos have a reputation for being cute and loving pets, who get along with most other pets!" Instead, I get "ancient disease-carrying creatures."
I’m not one that likes to kill animals without reason but a fucking armadillo in a matter of three nights has managed to tear every cubic inch of my yard up. 😂
Yes. There's not many here but I have seen some here in Kentucky. Any time I see one my friends would be like "no way that was just an opossum. But they've made it here to!
The unfortunate thing is that leprosy spread from humans to armadillos. This was never their disease to begin with. Wish we took the time to stop armadillos from getting it & passing it on. And some people use them as a food source and I think instead of shaming people trying to eat we should eradicate the disease in the species.
I worked for the sheriff's department in El paso for a while after I n got out of the Army, and we apprehended a guy crossing the border. He said he'd been in the desert 4 6 days. His skin was almost blue and patchy. Got him the hospital, and doctors told us he had leprosy. He told them he caught and ate an armadillo 2 days before we caught him. 🤮🤮🤮🤮
"It's favorite activities are invading your land, eating your bugs, and suicide!"
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@@dnareptiles95 so if you are Hypothyroid then you are at risk?
And destroying your peir and beem foundation
Leprosy is still going on in undeveloped countries. That's the craziest part.
Sadly it is
Bubonic plague as well.
@@tracepillar8382 what fr? Damn I need to read more. Is it as catastrophic today as it was when it was going strong?
@@mytandasouder4485 It's not spreading. But some really undeveloped areas of the world are still plagued by it due to lack of medicine.
@@mytandasouder4485 I assume not cause it would have a bit more global awareness or smthng, idk
He sure looked like he was searching the kitten for fleas.
Standard cat check
"is your child ok i remember how many fleas you had"
Love how doggo was overseeing the flea check 😊
I bet ghost armadillos are hell confused after getting ran over, they probably be like “ how the hell did I die I got me a shell and everything”
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Ever seen Rango? That ran over armadillo-man traumatized me 💀
Damnit I evolved an entier shell for nothing what a rip off!!! Im gonna put in a complaint with this God guy
Never have i heard an armadillo summed up in two sentences so perfectly.
"Dig holes in your yard, eat bugs and run across the road to get hit by cars"
As someone who lives in Texas with lots of them I can assure you their favorite thing is to walk super slowly across the road and stop when a car comes by
And for the big trucks that could roll over them without touching them....they will spring straight up and MAKE SURE they get hit anyways.
@@Skulllywag YES THEY LITERALLY FUCKING WANT TO DIE DUDE
More often than not I see them dead on the edge of the road. The last time I saw a live armadillo was like 9 months ago. I saw a dead one on the side of the road 3 days ago.
I want to go home with the armadillo!! good country music from Amarillo and Abilene the friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen!!
As a former truck driver I have seen this.
Porcupines are worse..they just stick their buttons up
“The chances are less than 10%”
I don’t like those odds, I’ll just avoid them.
Bruh, still to high like what lmao 1 in 10 pets im getting it, nah, im not tryna touch it. If 1 in 10 cigarettes bro...2xs a pack?
Well, no that's not really it. It's 10 percent that if they have the disease they'll pass it. So whatever percentage of Armadillos actually carry the disease, after looking it up it's 20%. So a 20% chance you'll meet an armadillo that has it, a 10% chance it transfers, plus a 5% chance you're not naturally immune, the odds are very very slim
I mean still don't go around grabbing them but yeah
Yeah, ill keep my skin and nerves
Pretty sure it’s actually 0.2%. Since 20% of armadillos have it, but there’s only a 10% chance of getting it from those ones that have actually got it, but I’m shit at math so I could be wrong lol
@@jaccobbailey8247 That makes sense, didn’t think of that. I’d do the calculations but I also suck at math lol
I feel like the amount of times I’ve had to look up what leprosy looks like in my life time is way too much. I just always forget haha
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It's a good sign that you've had to look it up to know what it looks like. It used to be common enough where we made colonies like the one the U.S. had in Hawaii. Since antibiotics, and steroids are all it takes to cure it, and it doesn't pass to other people easley it's become a pretty rare thing to here about in most parts of the world.
Dry rot like gangrene and limbs fall off. Like eating ergot in moldy rye bread.
Dont search gangrene you'd have nightmares fr
@@wenchfisterx yummy psycho bread
Knowing my luck that 10% is closer to 100%. Wouldn’t try petting one anytime soon.
Only can be gotten from handling its offal.
Yeah...probably still not a good idea to try to pet them...but not so much because of leprosy.
So 60 people in the entire world have been reported to of gotten leprosy from Armadillos, and that is guaranteed to be because they ate them raw or very undercooked.
Don't eat an undercooked Armadillo and you don't gotta worry about leprosy
So 60 people in the entire world have been reported to of gotten leprosy from Armadillos, and that is guaranteed to be because they ate them raw or very undercooked.
Don't eat an undercooked Armadillo and you don't gotta worry about leprosy
"10% chance of catching leprocy"
"Very miniscule"
literally i remember when my grandmother was telling me how she got leprosy. she was playing with an armadillo and a week later she got ill. they kept her in a cold room basically a room kept at 50 ot 60 degrees gave her a blanket tv food jacket. she was out of there in 3 weeks it is a very weak disease however. catching it in places where technology or medicine isn't available is dangerous
One of my fav facts about them is their normal birth is of 4 identical quadruplets :) which is really cute to see the 4 babies rooting around. ❤
Until you realize that means 4 more armadillos destroying the foundation of your house and realize you have to kill 4 identical cute little babies.
If only you could tell them to burrow anywhere else.
One time I was out jogging in a public park and a few small armadillos came out of the brush to see what was going on. They ran all the way up to inspect my shoes and get a quick pet. Friendly little creatures ❤
I heard it's actually relatively hard to get infected even if you come across an effective armadillo. Just from the difference in body temp would kill it
Lmao when I was 15 I was down in south Carolina boar hunting. Well we're chillin at the hunting cabin when one of these guys showed up in the front yard. Me living in the northeast an never seeing one I had to catch it. Just as I catch it one of the hunting guides comes running an screaming " ITLL GIVE YOU LEPROSY!! DROP IT!! ITLL GIVE YOU LEPROSY!!" I thought he was just messing with me, until he got closer an I seen his face. He was dead serious an I immediately put the armadillo down😂 no leprosy thank God
"leprosy is a weak disease" had me 💀 dude started tier-ing diseases
Yep, nature's speed bump 😂 for years I traveled for work and from Arkansas to the gulf I've seen so damn many armadillo pancakes.
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Oops
I'll still play it safe and keep my distance.
Same
In Tennessee, I've seen _dozens_ of armadillos, all dead on the roadway. Never have seen a living one in real life.
So, basically, if your armadillo has leprosy, pop it in the fridge for a bit.
10% odds to win the lottery and I'd play every week...
They were called 10 banded armadillos until 1 band fell off - Bloody leprosy! 😂
About a 10% chance of getting leprosy from an armadillo in your lifetime dang
Their body temperature is 90 degrees.
Me who though he was talking about celcius: dafuq
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Me too😆
I relate with that second favorite activity.
They are also a invasive species in many states and are "kill on site" because of that.
Yup
@@dnareptiles95 its a sad turn if events, but they are effective enough at running in front of cars its easy. Lol
"less than 10%"?... 10% Very high infection rate.
We need to put a bounty on armadillo shells to reduce the risk of people getting leprosy from armadillos.
Leprosy is so common in these guys yet their appearance and behaviors makes you just wanna hug one. Worth?
Not with those claws.
@@AndyDrake-FOOKYT fair
Thought he was loving the kitten, but I think he was just looking for fleas.
Don’t forget deflecting bullets!
Your chances go up if you're frequently dealing with bloody dead ones.
I just imagine armadillos hanging out by the side of the road like 'here comes one, I'm gonna tackle it.'
You just gotta cook em real good. That's what I've heard lol
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Tf 😂😂
Armadillo: FLEAS FLEAS FLEAS DO YOU HAVE THEM
From the gulf coast.. those last 2 statements are 💯
The armadillo nuzzling the cat…if it’s looking for fleas to eat, that’s a bonus feature.
The good ol' Texas speedbump
I had never seen an armadillo until I moved to Alabama years ago. The only time they bothered me was when I was deer hunting and I heard something moving through the leaves and getting me excited for nothing 😁. No worse than squirrels running around.
Yup, I've had the same problem hog hunting
I've been in Alabama 27 if my 39 yrs of living nd I've never seen 1...well atleast 1 that wasn't roadkill 😒
@@dnareptiles95 you hunt for hogs?🤨 Sounds kinda gay bro.
@@christinfranklin1333 gotta be out late at night.
It's not good when they dig under your foundation...costly.
Can confirm these little bastards love to jump in front of you and casually die
10% chance of getting leprosy? yeah im good
Same
Bro your sarcasm is Gold running out in roads and getting hit by a car 😂😂😂
"Hey Todd watch this!"
*proceeds to get turned into paste by an 18 wheeler.*
Im way more worried about tuberculosis tbh, that shit is deadly and gets stronger every year.
We all Thank you for your hard work with this video 💯👍🏻👍🏻
That's for your hard work in watching!
AKA there is a 2% chance of you seeing an armadillo and it infecting you
What's crazy is that if you have leprosy all you need is an ice bath, or a sauna.
The getting hit by cars part is no lie. Driving from El Paso TX to Charlotte NC I must have saw more than a hundred dead armadillos
If you sneak up and scare them they'll hop away like some strange armored kangaroo.
They’re like an armored rabbit hoping across your yards😂😂
You don't see them & gopher 🐢 as much anymore, they were everywhere as a youth.
Armadillos have a reputation...
They do?
Okay
Tbh those odds aren't really that miniscule. Definitely a safer bet to not handle them. I'm not saying kill them.
True
The end got me because an armadillo is the only animal I’ve ever accidentally ran over and it fkd me up
Leprosy is of the syphilis family it isnt weak just goes dormant
90 degrees? That's 10 degrees before water boiling point. That's very HOT in my opinion. What a resilient leprosy.
If you told me 1 out of 10 m&ms I ate gave me leprocy, I'd never eat M&Ms again.
Armadillos are just tactical ant eaters, change my mind
When an armadillo dies, a leprechaun is born 🍀
"Percy is a very ancient disease." Sucks to be Percy.
"20 percent of gulf coast 9 banded armadillos have this"
damn thats crazy
Wow, 90 degrees. 10 more degrees, and you can boil water with an armadillo!
Hearing that an armadillo has less than a 10% chance of giving a human leprosy has me reacting the same way I did when I heard Possums can’t carry rabies:
I’m gonna touch it.
I pet the slinky dog and my finger fell off, instructions unclear
Moral of the story: they're not to be kept as pet's especially around children!
Because of House MD I thought leprosy was serious.
That last part got me, super unexpected lol
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Things that don't make 10% seem miniscule: winning the lottery, catching aids, dying in a plane crash, catching leprosy.
The ending statement cracked me up😅
You have a better chance of getting leprosy from this than you do winning the power ball
Hmmm. I thought he was going to say something more like: "Armadillos have a reputation for being cute and loving pets, who get along with most other pets!"
Instead, I get "ancient disease-carrying creatures."
🎶Armadillos keep diggin'🎶
What do you call a man with leprosy in a bathtub?? Chowder 😂
10% is still risky. I don’t want to take out another mortgage on my home to get treated for leprosy in the US.
My only problem with armadillos is the dig up my garden
When he said running out and getting hit by cars all I could imagine was the armadillo from Rango
Less than 10%? Doesn’t sound very minuscule to me, that means if I interact with 50 armadillos in my life, I will contract Leprosy.
I love this channel I'm always learning something new
armadillos keep diggin little holes in my backyard....
A guy told me that he and his family ate armadillos. Seems like eating them would be taking a chance on getting the disease.
10% transmission is 1000% more than the fatality rate of coveed. Not miniscule.
I thought the reputation was getting hit by cars. 😂
I was to focused on the cutrle armadillos that I didn't even realize there was a guy in the top of the video talking lol
What's the chance of them passing it on to you ?- LAME!
I wouldn't want to say exactly that they enjoy playing in traffic. It's just something that happens lol
90°C?? Dang! Armadillo's are hot!
Are we glossing over the armadillo "playing" with the kitten? Even the dog is confused...
I’m not one that likes to kill animals without reason but a fucking armadillo in a matter of three nights has managed to tear every cubic inch of my yard up. 😂
Oof
I think aside from cars, the whole digging in the yard thing is a bigger reason why people kill them. People don’t like holes in their nice yard
Joking with leprosy?, You have never seen one suffering from it
A taco stand in Houston was busted serving armadillo meat in their tacos.
10% is not miniscule, it's 10%. If I bought a car and there was a 10% chance it might spontaneous explode I would probably avoid said car
Less than 10% is not miniscule.
When it's less that 1% , then we'll talk.
10% Chance of spreading it. So if skittles had a 10% chance of leprosy, would you eat them?
I have an armadillo family living under my shed
From what I heard they are also invasive species in some parts of the US.
Yes
Yes. There's not many here but I have seen some here in Kentucky. Any time I see one my friends would be like "no way that was just an opossum. But they've made it here to!
I heard 90° and I thought they were a little oven 😂
The unfortunate thing is that leprosy spread from humans to armadillos. This was never their disease to begin with. Wish we took the time to stop armadillos from getting it & passing it on.
And some people use them as a food source and I think instead of shaming people trying to eat we should eradicate the disease in the species.
Just sat there and let it give the kitty leprosy xD
I worked for the sheriff's department in El paso for a while after I n got out of the Army, and we apprehended a guy crossing the border. He said he'd been in the desert 4 6 days. His skin was almost blue and patchy. Got him the hospital, and doctors told us he had leprosy. He told them he caught and ate an armadillo 2 days before we caught him. 🤮🤮🤮🤮
Fun fact leprosy basically makes your cells unable to stick together… how the hell there skin not falling off?