If you're near wetlands and see a rounded lump in the road, assume it's a turtle until you know otherwise. Deer babies are as big as their mamas in October and November, but they are still babies and they still follow Mama. Mamas often have two fawns, so if you see one deer, slow down and look for two more. If you see a deer bolt right in front of you in daylight or twilight during hunting season, too close even to brake, try to duck below the dashboard with a shoulder between your head and your airbag, if any, if you hit the deer hard. Driver fatalities tend to result from a deer coming through the windshield.
Skunks newly awakened from winter hibernation are slow to recognize danger.
When threatened, their defence is to turn their backs and spray. If you see a skunk beside the road, don't slow down abruptly. The skunk may think you've seen him and will attack. Coldblooded snakes will warm themselves on pavement in late summer but they often can't move away quickly when a car approaches. If you see a straight object that looks like a stick in the road, assume it's a snake until you know it isn't.