Opossums might not be everyone's favorite animal. Some mistake them for huge rats due to their distinctive features, such as their sharp-pointed muzzle, teeth, and long, thick rat-like tail. However, ...

Mary Schmidt discusses opossum facts, and Carol Reese talks about groundcovers. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Mary Schmidt of Lichterman Nature Center discusses some facts ...

When Basil the Virginia opossum arrived at the National Zoo over the summer, he had been injured by a predator attack, lost one eye, and was unlikely to survive in the wild due to his injuries. Now, D ...

Some people keep strange pets. Like snakes, spiders, or other exotic animals. But what do you think of opossums as pets? Well, if your first thought was "eww," perhaps you will change your mind after ...

An opossum was caught at a big-box store in Kailua-Kona over the weekend. The store contacted the state Department of Agriculture at about 11 p.m. on Saturday and reported they had trapped an opossum ...