[katana]

Had to look it up, but what you in Australia call a "possum" and the native marsupial we have here in N. America are two different species. Ours are noted for pretending to be dead as a defense strategy ("playing possum") and if you find one on your property it will allow you to pick it up and take it away (personal experience, hissing at you as you do it, BTW).

They're beneficial since they consume ticks in large quantity. Tick borne illnesses such as Lyme Disease are a real problem for pets and humans here.

Good on you for taking out your version, especially in NZ where they must be an invasive terror to the native birds.

[Man from Oz]

I want to apologize for the harsh remark I initially made to you.

You think I am an Aussie. I am a Kansan, as my Freeper name is “man from oz.”

I am fully aware of the US version of possum. Yes, they may eat ticks, and good on them for that. However, I still view them as Vermin.