Arthur Shapiro wrote:
> In article >,
> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
>
>> I've killed them for killing my poultry in the past...
>>
>
> They are generally harmless and docile creatures, nonaggressive, and
> good to
> have around. They are good for eating snails and other pests, or
> decaying
> fruit that has dropped off the tree. There is rarely any problem
> interacting
> with cats and dogs, although the dog might attack the possum.
>
> And unlike much wildlife, the body temperature is so low that rabies
> is
> virtually unknown.
>
> I always put out my cats' rejected food and enjoy watching the
> neighborhood
> possums who come around at night.
>
> Art (former member of the Opossum Society of the US)

When they are very young but have just stopped hanging on momma's back, they
look a little less like a rat and more like a funny faced owl on four legs.
I think they are cute, but I don't want to eat one.

Jill