Brain Forced To Deal With Intruder In His Backyard!

My wife called me in a panic yesterday afternoon.  There was an intruder in our backyard.  A possum had crawled into an open garbage can and scared the heck out of her when she went to take the trash out.  So when I got home, I went on possum patrol.

I grew up on a farm, so I've seen and dealt with possums before.  I dumped out the trash can to set him free, but he then ran right into our screened in porch.  It huddled up against some firewood.  I wanted to get the critter out of our backyard because our small dog goes out there to do his business, and if you've never cornered a possum before, they can be a little vicious.  This one was baring his teeth and hissing at me!

So instead of further agrivating it, or ending it's life, I decided to simply wait.  I went back inside for about an hour and a half.  Once in was a bit darker, I checked the porch, and the possum was gone.

Cover those trash cans folks!  With the weather turning colder, the critters are looking harder than ever for a free meal!