I've had visits from them. I enjoy living with the wild things. They're usually more afraid of us than we should be of them. They can be loud and scary sounding when frightened, but mostly harmless. It is baby season so perhaps you were unwittingly too close to babies. They are generally a harmless creature and since we've encroached on nearly every last bit of open space, I think it's only fair that we share our world with them. <br>
<br>
Here's a good site:<br>
<A href="http://www.opossumsocietyus.org/frequently_asked_questions.htm#There%20is%20an%20opossum%20in%20my%20yard.%20">http://www.opossumsocietyus.org/frequently_asked_questions.htm#There%20is%20an%20opossum%20in%20my%20yard.%20</A> What%20do%20I%20do?<br>
<br>
And most importantly, 'possums are RARELY carriers of rabies. Their body temperature is too low.<br>
<br>
Adrianne Lefkowitz (Not a PETA person :-) )<br>
Madison & 48th<br>
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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 01:29:26 -0400
From: "Iris McLaurin-Southall" <<A href="mailto:elsiegoh@starpower.net" __doClobber__="true">elsiegoh@starpower.net</A>>
Subject: [RP TownTalk] Onslaught of Opossums in Neighborhood
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Onslaught of Opossums in Neighborhood
Sky or I regularly come home between 1am-3am. For the past three weeks we
have noticed that every night, there are 2 or more opossums wandering the
streets in our yard or neighbors yards and porches on Oliver Street.
I am uncomfortable with their aggressiveness, and what appears to be an
increase recently. I thought they are suppose to "play possum" and become
motionless if they feel threatened. We stay completely out of their, and do
not make any attempt to
run them away, nor to welcome them...but, they continue to advance toward us
if we happen to be in there path while trying to get out of the car.
I decided to write about tonight, because I just heard the horrible sounds
of our neighbor's cat; I don't see a possum, and I am hoping that the
possums are not attackers of any of the neighborhood pets. I know someone
out there will educate me, no offense to the PETA people; I just want to us
all to be safe. Bear, my dearly beloved Elk Hound died in 2000, when we
had the attack of the rabid raccoons. Just want to be safe.
Concerned for Us & You ...on Oliver Street
(aka Sky and Iris)</PRE></TT></BLOCKQUOTE><div class="AOLPromoFooter">
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