Adults are about 2 feet long including the tail and weigh between 3-10 pounds.
Age, sex, time of the year, and physical condition can make males are 15 percent larger.
Skunks can swim and are poor climbers, with their sense of smell, sight, and hearing being judged as poor to average.
The skunk’s sense of touch is acute. They have minimal to no fur on the bottom of its paws, similar to raccoons and bears. This animal by size resembles a cat. however, I promise this is not the animal for cute cuddly games. skunks stamp their front paws as an intimidation method. When all else fails, spray.
Striped skunks are omnivores eating most whatever is available in the area.

Normally solitary creatures, males, and females get together for breeding in February and March.
After a 60 day gestation the female births between 2-10 young with an average between(5-7).
They do not hibernate however they retreat underground and remain dormant for the colder winter days. It is very likely to find at this time several in a single den, primarily for warmth. Dens containing mothers and their young throughout the year. This animal will have several different burrowed dens. In winter, it remains isolated to one.