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To: Free ThinkerNY
an opossum attacking his bulldogs in his backyard.

If this is real (and not a South Park "he's coming right at us" defense), then my first though would be that the opossum was rabid. They may hiss a little when disturbed, but opossums generally retreat from any threat.

6 posted on 08/10/2012 11:16:14 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Recycled Olympic tagline Shut up, Bob Costas. Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!)
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To: KarlInOhio

Agreed.

Rabid, or maybe infected or snakebit.


19 posted on 08/10/2012 11:47:11 AM PDT by agere_contra (Vote ABO. Don't choose the Greater Evil and then boast about how principled you are)
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To: KarlInOhio

It is highly unlikely that the opossum was rabid as their body temperature is generally too low to harbor the rabies virus. There has only been one instance know of a rabies infected opossum.


25 posted on 08/10/2012 12:13:31 PM PDT by ResponseAbility (The beauty of liberalism is that the stupid can feel smart, the lazy can feel entitled, and the immo)
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To: KarlInOhio
They may hiss a little when disturbed, but opossums generally retreat from any threat.

I've seen possums play dead so long that even a couple of large dogs got bored drooling on them.

You're right. If the possum actually attacked anything, it was more than likely rabid.

27 posted on 08/10/2012 12:18:34 PM PDT by MamaTexan (I am a Person as Created by the Laws of Nature, not a person as created by the laws of Man)
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To: KarlInOhio

Agreed. Sounds kimshied up by Daddy to support his stupidity in killing a possum.


43 posted on 08/10/2012 2:09:26 PM PDT by SgtHooper (The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
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