do Possums eat Copperheads (48)
Possums are generalist feeders and the reason why they are so widespread is due to their flexible diet. They can digest just about anything from small insects, veggies, carrion to fruits. Possums are also known to consume snakes precisely due to their resistant nature to snake s venom. However, we do not know as to how ...
When you think of an animal that's loved far and wide throughout the South, what comes to mind?I can tell you what doesn't come to mind for most people -- Opossums, and that's a shame because the little critters are actually pretty ... awesome? (I know, I know, but I figured it's best if we go ahead...
Yes, opossums of the tribe Didelphini can eat rattlesnakes and other pitvipers (such as Copperheads and Cottonmouths) with impunity. These opossums appear not to take behavioral precautions when subduing these dangerous snakes, and they are often bitten in the process. Their immunity derives from endogenous venom resist...