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Pyro as Bill said:
curl-6 said:

How very dare you.

Brushtail possums are beautiful creatures. Sure, they may growl like demons in the night to declare their territory, but they're not at all aggressive towards people.

Are ozzy possums full of disease? I had an ozzy possum sneak up on me outside a pub and it seemed friendly. I was told not to stroke it cos if it bites I'll catch rabies. Still not sure if they were being serious.

There's no rabies in Australia, so no, you can't catch it from possums or any other animal here.