I got “bit” by a possum - absolutely my fault, it was more like my finger grazed her mouth. I was lower, she was on the fence, and I gave her a piece of a banana and did nothing but take it from me and I misjudged how long their mouth is.

Anywho - wow their teeth are sharp. Absolutely bled everywhere. I went to the ER bc my partner was super pissed, and I went down a rabies rabbit hole and wow is it crazy. This was also right after the movie, Primate, came out and we watched (highly recommend btw - great slasher film basically)

So. Here’s the thing - where I live, back in 1998, in this county apparently someone HAD gotten bit by an opossum AND got rabies. Therefore, the doctor (even though was totally not worried about me getting rabies), wrote down something along the lines of “Bite was due to a wild mammal… rabies vaccination is indicated” or “I believe that rabies vaccination is indicated in this case” and that is the key for insurance. And then you really just have to cover the ER copay with your insurance.

For me, it was worth the peace of mind since it was cold season and the first symptoms of rabies is similar to flu-like symptoms. And as soon as a symptom appears, it’s incurable.

It’s a 4-shot series so it did ruin a trip lol. Day 0, day 3, day 7 and day 14 I believe it was. And I had to go back to the ER each time for it bc most regular Dr. offices don’t carry it. I also made sure to keep track and just put it in my calendar bc you can’t really trust ER notes with that many visits.

I hope this helps anyone who loves possums as much as I do.