You are one ugly cat.

[Karen]

It is funny, Paul, who grew up with cats, can hiss so that a cat immediately understands it is unwelcome and better run! I, however, hiss and the cat comes closer, assuming I want to pet it. Sigh. Cats know instinctively I love them, and I do knot speak cat well enough to convince them otherwise.

Possums are not nasty, but are marsupials - our only North American Marsupial, and are nocturnal and shy. The "naked" tails make people think they are mean and ugly, but unless cornered, they want nothing to do with humans, and would much rather run away!

[sana]

Hah! Thanks for the laugh! We don't have possums roaming around here, but, we do get to see mongooses (probably because of the graveyard near my house.. )

[Karen]

Hah! Thanks for the laugh! We don't have possums roaming around here, but, we do get to see mongooses (probably because of the graveyard near my house.. )

Sana - we don't have mongooses here, but they were imported into Hawai'i - so when we saw them there, we had to ask what they are! And at least you don;t have to worry about snakes as much, with mongooses nearby!

[mrspunkysmom]

It is funny, Paul, who grew up with cats, can hiss so that a cat immediately understands it is unwelcome and better run! I, however, hiss and the cat comes closer, assuming I want to pet it. Sigh. Cats know instinctively I love them, and I do knot speak cat well enough to convince them otherwise.

Possums are not nasty, but are marsupials - our only North American Marsupial, and are nocturnal and shy. The "naked" tails make people think they are mean and ugly, but unless cornered, they want nothing to do with humans, and would much rather run away!

Maybe not with humans, but one killed all but one of a litter of kittens at my mom's. That one had wandered off and mom found it in the yard. He became her Sunshine. The mother was either killed or wandered off to die of old age. Mom tried for years to catch the momma and have her spayed. That was one smart cat.

And one mean and hungry possum. Perhaps having humanity encroach on their havitat forces a change in demeanor. Anyway, the cats may not are well against the possum

[Taz_Zoee]

Possums are just UGLY, you got that right.
My moms dog found a baby possum in the garage. It played dead, as they do, so my mom took it out and put it in the trailer they use as a dumpster that gets taken to the dump twice a year. Later, after we realized the playing dead gig, we convinced my dad to go check on it. It was gone!!!

I'm hoping the outdoor kitties are seasoned enough to know not to mess with the wildlife critters.

[catmandu]

We used to have possums and Porch Cats in the same area, and they seemed to get along reasonably well.
Both Cats and Possums i have found are not aggressive unless cornered or as in the case with all animals , their young are seemingly in danger.
There was not fighting as far as I could see.
I remember when a Raccoon snuck in and there he was sharing food with Four Cats , quite amiably.