[PowderMonkey]

<"someone spotted the adorable — yet possibly dangerous..."

There's nothing "dangerous" about a possum. They're the only animal nearly immune to rabies, and would rather "die" than fight. Bless her little heart. Send her on back to Virginia. She can meet up with the big Ol' boy that took up residence under my garage this summer. Must weigh in close to 20 lbs., and makes a good mouser.

[Hawthorn]

>> There’s nothing “dangerous” about a possum. They’re the only animal nearly immune to rabies <<

My county health department told me exactly the same thing when my dogs caught and killed one in the backyard. I volunteered to bring it in for testing, but they said not to bother. Just put it in a plastic bag for the next trash pick up.

(But they said that if the poor creature had been a coon or fox, my dogs would need to be quaranteened.)