What would you do if you encountered an opposum?

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Lliam · Accepted Answer

I would stop, watch it for a minute, and be happy to see it. But I would just let it do it's thing and not bother it.

Possums are good people, great to have around. They are like a sanitation crew, cleaning up rotting fruit, carrion, garden pests, etc. They don't attack pets but they will eat pet food that's left outside.

Some people think they are ugly. They look scary when the open their mouths and hiss. But I like them. They are totally non-aggressive.

Dargil · Accepted Answer

Watch it run away.

I have semi feral cats. they live outside but I feed them and some of them are lap cats. I also have raccoons and occasional possum In my yard. one night, I watched a raccoon and a possum eating together out of my cat food dish glaring at each other while the Big Daddy Cat sat by and watched them dispassionately. Like he was watching tv. The only thing he showed was curiosity.

DishLady · Accepted Answer

Like a guy playing opposum or an actual one?

The guys, you block.

The creature you walk away from slowly bc contrary to the popular metaphor they'll chase and bite, especially if they think you're threatening their young. Call EPA to have them caged and removed from your premises.

sage2021 · Accepted Answer

A little well known fact about the opposums. The female has 2 vagina's and the male has 2 penises.

Miristheiss · Answer

Nothing. I have. They play dead.

Actually the last opossum I encountered I wacked with a broom and it ran off.

I was standing on our covered deck and looked down over the edge to the ground below and there was one eating on the birdseed that had spilled from the feeder down to the ground. There was a broom on the deck so I reached over and jabbed it as hard as I could with the broom handle. It ran off.

Douglas1180 · Answer

I did just two nights ago. I went out on the back porch and he was sitting there eating corn on the cob that he had found in the trash. He gave me a very human-like look that said, "You're not going to interrupt my meal are you?" And I looked back with my eyes that said, "No, you just enjoy your meal, you creepy little bastard."

Pterodon · Answer

I did the other day. I could’ve bent down and just picked it up. We just looked at each other as we passed our separate ways. Interesting creatures. They’re North Americas only marsupial and quite successful. They’ve seemed to be able to move into urban areas. They have very short lifespans of only about two natural years but in trade for that is an immune system like no other. They’re even immune to rabies

NathanDavis · Answer

protect it...  the particular species around here is protected... lo

AviatorTom · Answer

I have encountered an opossum. We have a few living in our neighborhood. One just leaves them alone.

Mon1to · Answer

i would try to pet it, but I’d probably end up getting hissed at or nipped haha

Finchie40 · Answer

Nothing , they usually will run the other way , I did have a friend that would grab them by the tail and swing them around and launch it as far as he could , he was nuts but it was funny to watch

OneViewpoint · Answer

Do? Nothing. They are cute little animals. And the only marsupial in North America. Leave them alone.

Razp_Sorbet · Answer

Be rather shocked since we don't have them in NZ we have possums which look entirely different

Agape93 · Answer

Leave it alone, they don't bother me. Useful little guys

MannMitAntworten · Answer

I encounter one daily. I do nothing but say, “Hi O. P.”

Iron_Man · Answer

Just keep walking They don’t fight you i they are just real nasty looking

sawno · Answer

See if its open to petting, see it probably be anxious and then just observe from a distance.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Nothing. They are so cute.

Likes2drive · Answer

Nothing much, they are harmless and don’t carry rabies because their body temperature being lower

DrPepper12 · Answer

I trapped him under a garbage can. Put a brick on it then contemplated my options. Tune in tomorrow for part two!!

call_me_scar · Answer

Depends if I was just walking down the street and saw it id just continue walking if I was crawling under a house I'd just back away

ABC1x1x · Answer

I've encountered an opossum multiple times. It always results in them screaming at me, me screaming at them, them playing dead. And me running like a bitch

fish5505_87 · Answer

Hmmm, I see these dead all the time, run over. Im not sure I've ever encountered one up close, I've seen them run across the street?

Pointeman1 · Answer

Back away and get as far away from it as possible. They're vicious little critters and won't hesitate to sink their teeth into you if you get near them.

Jay-_- · Answer

Ignore it like I do with every other wild animal I encountered.

LiamJHayden · Answer

Leave it alone. Those things wipe out all sorts of nasty critters.

exitseven · Answer

I would give him a good leaving alone.

QuietRunner · Answer

like all the other times leave it alone

MemeSupreme · Answer

i have  you just mind your business lol

dudeinohio · Answer

Leave it alone. They are beneficial animals.

ewok737 · Answer

Possum fritters.

kaucky1 · Answer

I'd probably play dead

Anonymous · Answer

Let him bite my finger... 🤪

SteveSmith1985 · Answer

Play dead?

Anonymous · Answer

I would give the opposum something to eat.

Anonymous · Answer

Challenge it to a dance battle.

Justneedtokno · Answer

walk the other way

Wise4myage · Answer

I’d just ignore it.

nawtee_me · Answer

Put it in the pot…

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