I LIVED in Texas for a year! My friends there said running over them in a vehicle was fun?! They said it sounded like running over large bag of Potato Chips!!! If the chiefs became arrogant the Armadillo would buck them off! This was famous story the Mayan children loved. The 9 banded armadillo in Mayan History is a God, He would grow and become a large bench and the Mayan Chiefs would discuss the moon, sun, and seasons for planting corn. The it jumped straight up about 2 feet and took off into the brush. It stood so still I thought it was a statue. The only time I ever saw a live armadillo was in Forida. Beaver is like a fine grained tender beef with a good taste. Did eat a lot of those frog legs & even beaver(flat-tailed variety mostly). ONLY IN TEXAS! When I used to live in Sud de Etats Unis, we thought their natural stance on the side of roads was on their backs with all fours sticking up. I thought I would wear mine out on Halloween:) They seem to be all over EBay at all different prices. I have found that they are considered serious taxidermy. Thanks for your reply, ho2cultcha (great name). well, not nice for the armadillo, nor the girlfriend. they are still made, but can cost $3oo-500 new for good ones. it was a real fancy one and he paid a lot of $$ for it, but his girlfriend was totally grossed out by it so he kept it. Somebody brought one of these to show me the other day.

Armadillo purse