Only now, they’re doing it in our backyards.” Incredibly, opossums show immunity to numerous types of snake venom and their blood could hold the key to fighting snake bites around the world!

The Australia Day public holiday was a source of celebration for many - but this unlucky possum took a different view.

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

An opossum sees its future meal when it sees a snake or scorpion. Except for the coral snake, the animals are resistant to ...

If someone is bitten by a snake, call triple-0, apply a compression bandage, and keep the person calm, QAS recommends. The pair recently went to relocate a python eating a possum. "The possum ...

Possums are a good ally to have in your yard — they kill an estimated 5,000 ticks a season and catch and eat cockroaches, rats and mice. They are also resistant to snake venom, the National ...

State officials say they have euthanized an opossum found at a big box store in Kona over the weekend. Opossums — considered an invasive species — are illegal in Hawaii because they pose a ...

hognose snakes of the North American genus Heterodon have been known to secrete a foul-smelling fluid and even spew blood. Virginia opossum: When threatened, an opossum will faint and look quite ...