One morning he was cutting trails through my flowerbeds like T-Rex on a morning stroll. He had no regard for path or posy. You can see his coarse fur is sharper than a bed of nails. And his tail could make a full meal - if your the possum eating type. He's as big as some Thanksgiving turkeys which begs the question, "Can a roasted possum be disguised to look like a roasted turkey?"
Fact the possum didn't react around me. It could sense my compassion. But when Randy came near he hissed and showed his teeth and "Did his possum thing." Here is a fun fact about possums about possums that you may not know. Possums have the ability to fart the smell of death. It's true and part of their death disguising abilities - go into a kind of coma (that can last up to four hours) and release the smell of rotting death. It's a commonly know fact that men can do this too. I've known men who have demonstrated "excellence" at possum farting. How do they sleep through that?
Anyway the possum farted while in the back of the truck and I about puked. The scent was so strong. It could kill a young man and bring an old dead man to life.
The possum was relocated 18 miles away. We hope that is enough distance as possums are know for their "Homeward Bound" senses. I pray that I will not be writing a "Return of the Possum" post in the future.
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