possums have the most teeth of any mammal
possums have the most teeth of any mammal- 50 pointy teeth. When threatened, this slow critter often gapes its mouth open, exposing that mouth full of sharp teeth. It’s just a threat display, however, and possums very rarely bite. It’s not that they lack aggressiveness, it’s just that they’re too stupid to even manage a bite - seriously! They just stand there with their mouths open. I’ve shoved thick leather gloves and sticks into this wide open mouth, and the animal does nothing. It doesn’t bite. I guess it’s just hoping that any aggressor will just back off at the sight of that intimidating mouth. After all, when a cottonmouth snake opens its mouth and shows its fangs, it will strike should you get too close. I caught this how to get rid of rats in the roof on a customer’s roof. It was foraging there and scratching each night, perhaps looking for a way inside to the attic. I caught it on the second night my rodent trap was in place, and I r...