It smells like rotted skin and blood. Carries the faint scent of old salty pickles. Very strange scent indeed.
Most likely they smelled like whatever they walked into.
It can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days before you start to smell a dead animal, depending on various factors such as the size of the animal, the environmental conditions, and the presence of scavengers.
A dead animal smell coming from your furnace could be due to a small animal getting trapped or stuck in the ductwork or near the furnace. It is important to have a professional inspect and clean the furnace to remove any remains and eliminate the odor.
YES.
there could be a dead animal in your vent
The smell of feces is due to molecules produced during the breakdown of waste material by bacteria in the gut. This process generates compounds like ammonia, indole, and skatole that can create a strong, unpleasant odor. The similarity to the smell of a dead animal may be because both involve decomposition and the release of similar volatile compounds.
...Cycle of life
A gas smell has a rotten egg odor due to a chemical gas companies use to make gas leaks easily detectable. A dead animal smell is caused by bacteria and fungus as that form as the body decays.
No plant smells like anything dead. Certain strains of marijuana can smell similar to a skunk.
like animal life
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They smell like the ocean unless they are dead then they smell like sushi!