Awesome Opossum

We’ve read, already, of the critter encounters Sarah Ambriz had one night in the jungles of Guyana. In addition to the snakes, spiders, bats and roaches Sarah shared her home with, she had other squatters, too. Frequently, mouse opossums (real thing, I googled it,) liked to sneak in and steal her fruit, dragging it all about her house. Once, she says, she found a few of the babies inside her narrow-mouthed Nalgene bottle. Eek.

The following happened one night in 2009. Her captions show the value of a great sense of humor, I think. But I do wonder what she did with that baby-filled Nalgene bottle... 

And so begins the story of Encounters of the Possum Kind, as told photographically.

Possum: What? What? So I wanted some mango! Big deal! Let me go!

Captors: You're trapped! Come out with your tail coiled!

Possum: You bastards think you can capture me? HA! Watch my mad jumping skills!

Captors: You're free, but you can't escape the mesmerizing power of our flashlight. We will hold you hostage, no matter how much you jump at us.

Possum: Ok, the jumping thing was a failure. Let me try to entrance you with my hissing and forearm waving.

Captors: Hissing won't work either.

Possum: Wow, tough crowd. 

Captors: We are not impressed.

Possum: Fine, I must resort to insults - I fart in your general direction.

Captors: Fine, show your behind, you're still stuck on the broomstick, which we will now use to deport you from this area.

Possum: Ok, let's call it a truce? No, please! Don't carry me to the vickrage! It's so big and empty there! I can change! Noooooo!

Captors: You might as well be mature about it; YOU'RE GOING.

Possum: Fine. Same time, same place, next week?
Captors: Sounds good.

                                                           ~Fin.