OMG.... I smelled something like a dead animal near my car yesterday and thought it was something in the area. Then I noticed it this morning after I parked my car in the parking garage at work. When I went back to my car to grab some lunch, I still smelled the odor and decided it was coming from the front end of the car. I pulled off the plastic cover that allows access to the fog lamps in the right front wheel well and sure enough, I saw a furry lump. I grabbed a plasic bag and dragged what was left of a full-size rabbit out of the hole. Then I notcied the larvae coming out of the rabbit. I looked through the hole and the Mini Cooper sci/fi horror contiued as there were what looked like 500+ larvae crawling around. I went to ACE hardware and sprayed the area with hornet spray and then to the spray wash to clean all the crap out.

The rabbit must have crawled up into the engine to get warm but was probably killed by the heat when I drove the car to work. It must have happend at least a week ago as the rabbit was almost fully consumed by the larvae.

 

that's....horrifying. I would have gagged had I come upon a scene like that.

 

pics or it didnt happen

 

Thanks for sharing. Actually, nevermind

 

Did you happen to name him "Frank?"

 

It happened...

 

Eeewwww! Nasty. So I guess it did happen.

Something similar happened to a buddy of mine. Ran over a dead cat which got stuck to his exhaust pipe. Cooked up a stench you would not believe.

 

New material for a reprise from Loudon Wainwright the third.

 

Warning: Thread contains NSFL (Not Safe For Lunch) material.

 

aaaaaaaaand i gagged.

 

this thread makes me hungry.

 

Those maggots did a very nice job on that wabbit. If you'd given them a couple of more days, there probably wouldn't be any more odor...

 

Had a somewhat similar experience yesterday. Luckily I noticed it before too long Thought I had hit it with the tire.

 

Stop racing VW's. It just really isn't fair.

 

I was never warned about that type of carbon build up. So much for the oil catch can! I guess I need to install a varmint catch can!

 

Well, there's your problem.

 

Squirrel!!!

 

Ken, I have a feeling that moment/picture of the squirrel will be coming up many more times in the next years.

Good things I had gloves and some tools!

 

I have a pet rabbit. This makes me sad