While the animal may be seen drooling or swaying, which can spark fear of rabies, opossums are extremely resistant to the ...

Incredibly, opossums show immunity to numerous types of snake venom and their blood could hold the key to fighting snake bites around the world! But closer to home, it’s their food preferences ...

Opossums don't generally attack animals bigger than a rat. And while it's possible for them to fight if cornered, their first line of defense is actually to go catatonic, or "play possum." ...

Last year, Vivien Deal-Sosa was studying state symbols with her fourth grade class in Chesterfield, New Hampshire when she had an idea: why not make the Virginia opossum, North America’s only ...