LOOK what we found in our barn !

Just the other day my wife was cleaning up some hay out of the barn for some when she saw this big rat looking thing but no it was not a rat it was a baby Opossum standing very still as if you could not see it.
my wife reached down and pick it up she had some pruning scissors that she was using and the Opossum attached it self to them so she showed it to me it was not scared of my wile remaining still hanging on the scissors he was a cute little rascal, so I went and retrieved my camera and took some shots and I wanted to shear this with you and some facts and miss conceptions a few years earlier we raised two abandon Opossum’s a very interesting animal it’s a marsupials they keep a strike schedule when they go out and hunt they will salivate on you pantleg they eat lots of bugs.

There are more than 60 different species of opossum, which are often called possums.
The most notable is the Virginia opossum or common opossum—the only marsupial (pouched mammal) found in the United States and Canada.
A female opossum gives birth to helpless young as tiny as honeybees. Babies immediately crawl into the mother's pouch, where they continue to develop. As they get larger, they will go in and out of the pouch and sometimes ride on the mother's back as she hunts for food. Opossums may give birth to as many as 20 babies in a litter, but fewer than half of them survive. Some never even make it as far as the pouch.

Opossums are scavengers, and they often visit human homes or settlements to raid garbage cans, dumpsters, and other containers. They are attracted to carrion and can often be spotted near road kill. Opossums also eat grass, nuts, and fruit. They will hunt mice, birds, insects, worms, snakes, and even chickens.
These animals are most famous for "playing possum." When threatened by dogs, foxes, or bobcats, opossums sometimes flop onto their sides and lie on the ground with their eyes closed or staring fixedly into space. They extend their tongues and generally appear to be dead. This ploy may put a predator off its guard and allow the opossum an opportunity to make its escape.
Opossums are excellent tree climbers and spend much of their time aloft. They are aided in this by sharp claws, which dig into bark, and by a long prehensile (gripping) tail that can be used as an extra limb. Opossums nest in tree holes or in dens made by other animals.
These animals are widespread and are sometimes hunted as food, particularly in the southern United States.