The brushtail possum is relatively common and “notorious for its late-night shenanigans in many suburban and city areas” of Australia but “scarce in the semi-arid zone of southwest ...

A cute fluffy common brushtail possum on a banana tree, Brisbane, Australia. Source: iStockphoto / miwa_in_oz/Getty Images/iStockphoto Have you ever heard a thumping and screeching sound in your roof?

Looking up, she locked eyes with a large brushtail possum clutching onto the corner of the gutter. “I started filming him because he was really cute, and that’s when I saw the python heading ...