A Visit from a Possum

Watch this possum crunch the apple. Years ago, Patty had a pet possum. She bit the housemate (the possum, not Patty) one day, but good. That’s a pretty large and powerful bite for such a small animal. Other than that, the possum made a nice pet.

Possum Promenade

My wife had a pet possum, years ago, and is still a possum fan. I had a young possum in my room for a couple of days… until my mother saw it. Such a fuss she made.

Here’s a mommy possum on the hunt for human food scraps, with five or six babies riding piggy-back. Wolf spiders do that, too. Just thought I’d mention it.

The Possum’s Girlfriend

Here is a possum who’s just plain crazy about this girl. Who knew they could be so affectionate? Did somebody say opossums are primitive mammals, left over from the Age of the Dinosaurs? Fap! to that. A dog will make this kind of fuss over someone, but no dinosaur ever did.

Or maybe it’s just her hair…

P.S.–My wife had a pet possum years ago, a female with babies, and has fond memories of it.

I brought a baby possum up to my room when I was a boy, but my mother freaked out when she saw it.

Oscar-Winning Possum

“And now, the winner of an Academy Award for best portrayal of a dead opossum, would you please welcome… a live possum!” [Near-hysterical applause]

I mean, did these dogs get hosed or what?

But they mustn’t feel too bad about it. One morning I found a dead possum at the bottom of my garbage can. Oh, spiffy. Looked like he’d been dead for several days. Heck, he was stiff! For lack of anything better to do, I tipped the garbage can over and let it lie there while I went in search of a shovel. I got back just in time to see the possum marching out of the garbage can. He saw me, too, looked up at me and showed his teeth. You’re welcome, I’m sure.