According to Veterinary Care at Your Fingertips, possums are typically peaceful and prefer to avoid conflict. Even if they ...

Possums can be the subject of cute fascination, morbid curiosity (quite literally, these creatures play dead as a defense mechanism) or a nuisance to homeowners. Perhaps your knowledge of possums ...

About the size of a cat, possums (real name, Opossum, but most of us drop the O) are North America’s only marsupial and can be found throughout most of the United States. Though a shy, nocturnal ...

Animal sanctuaries and wildlife rehabilitation centers are the unsung heroes of the animal world, but they aren't the only way that animals can get help when needed. Anyone can save a life when in the ...

Possums are nasty. I guess a pet is OK if you keep it clean and know what it's been eating. Otherwise, they feed on carrion and all that implies. Not always. When I was in Los Angeles (ca. 2002) the ...

Brett Ingram had just come home from work and settled onto her couch when she saw it: The wild opossum in her Christmas tree. The 29-year-old from the Dallas Fort Worth area got her first brush with ...

Find out how to get rid of possums using wildlife-friendly methods. Possums, more correctly called opossums, are nocturnal critters that scavenge for insects, small rodents, and plant matter. But they ...