In article >,
"Ophelia" > wrote:

> "kilikini" > wrote in message
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> > "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
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> >> In article >,
> >> "Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote:
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> >> > http://www.tngenweb.org/tntable/possum.htm
> >> >
> >> > found this and just 'had' to post it.....
> >> > -ginny
> >>
> >> I've rehabbed adult possums...
> >>
> >> A wormier critter I've never known. <shudder>
> >>
> >> Multiple wormings and the were _still_ coming out, among other
> >> intestinal parasites.
> >>
> >> I'd not eat a possum on a bet!
> >> --
> >
> > ACK! I think my husband's eaten them in the past. Should I de-worm him?
> > <g>
>
> What is a possum? I realise it is some kind of animal but what kind?

Opossum...

The only American Marsupial. Related distantly to kangaroos.
Nasty creatures, combination scavenger and small predator.
I've killed them for killing my poultry in the past...

http://www.bear-tracker.com/opossum.html

http://kaweahoaks.com/html/opossum.htm

They are VERY common around here!
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Peace!
Om

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