Some of the full grown skunks are about two feet long including a 7-10 inch tail. Some weigh 3-12 pounds depending on the age, the sex, physical condition and the time of the year.
Males are sometime heavier than the females.
They den or hibernate under buildings, rocks, stamps, wood and over hanging creek banks. What they depends on where they live and what is available. When born skunks weigh less than an ounce. They are also blind and hairless. The skunks develop quickly.