It was explained to me that a possum has a lower body temperature than other mammals, so low that it cannot support the rabies virus.
I have no hatred towards possums. To me, they're inoffensive critters that pose no threat. But then, I don't raise chickens or ducks. I wouldn't mind if one made a snack of the noisy rooster across the street. LOL!
They get a pass on my property.
I have ponies, so I’d kill every one that crossed my fence if I had the creepy things
My labradors rough up several a year. They do the “play possum” game.
I’ll haul em down to the dead end road minus the dogs.
One exception, I tossed one in the back of the pickup and decided I would show my daughter that it wasn’t deaddt, I gave it fling out into our catfish pond. Well bout the same time that possum hit the water, my black and yellow labs cleared the bank and did what labs do. Facepalm🤦🏻🤣
We had to haul that one to the end of the road too. ✅
