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Message: [QUOTE="Chin Diesel, post: 4008945, member: 34"] North America's only marsupial, the possum is great wildlife around your home and yard. [URL='https://littlethings.com/pets/possum-facts/3226931-10']10 Facts About Possums That Will Make You Love Them | LittleThings.com[/URL] They're blood temp is slightly lower than other mammals. This lower temp makes it nearly impossible for them to contract or spread rabies. Possums love them some ticks and eat ticks like you read about. Nature's natural Lyme's Disease defense. Possums are immune to pit viper venom. As such, see a possum under your shed, patio, deck whatever, you can be confident there aren't any dangerous snakes around. Possums will take the strike and then get a good meal The process of playing dead and the time they play dead is strictly involuntary. They're great natural pest defense in your garden eating all sorts of bugs, grubs, etc but will leave your vegetation alone. [/QUOTE]