Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Possums are generally not dangerous to people. The common stereotype about this species playing dead is true — their ...

Opossums also offer a benefit that our urban raccoons don’t. They can digest almost anything — including a dead animal’s bones — and in doing so, they help remove dangerous pathogens from ...

Here’s how to discourage pesky possums from hanging around your house and yard. With its rat-like tail and hairless ears, the humble opossum doesn’t get a lot of respect. But North America’s ...

The Virginia opossum (Didel-phis virginiana), a marsupial, is native to North America and is often considered to be untamable. There are local instances of young opossums being raised as pets ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An opossum was caught at a big-box store in Kona over the weekend. The store contacted the Hawaii Department of Agriculture at about 11 p.m. on Saturday, Jan.

State officials say they have euthanized an opossum found at a big box store in Kona over the weekend. Opossums — considered an invasive species — are illegal in Hawaii because they pose a ...