Woman Spring Cleaning Her Closet Finds One Big, Many Little Surprises
And now, from my "I'm so glad that happened to someone else" file, a Los Angeles woman was cleaning out her closet when she found a plastic bag full of surprises, one of them big, saw-toothy and hissing. I have to commend her for her bravery. I would have called a SWAT team or something of the sort.
A creature that can terrify you just by scowling is not "cute." But I can understand how her attitude changed completely when she saw the babies. It's empathy for a critter who's just trying to keep her family together and safe. Still, I can't stand possums. I've been surprised by too many big ones in my attic or basement or trees that were way too close and I didn't see until they moved. That's unnerving.
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That was impressive, both the lady not completely freaking out, and the possum so tame she walked through the house without attacking the crazy lady following too-close with the camera.
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Further proof that possums do NOT play dead. I saw one do it in 1977, but the many possums I've encountered since then have hissed, growled, spat, and soiled themselves when angry, but have never played dead.
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