I had do a websearch to find out more about them
Wikepedia -
""Like raccoons, opossums can be found in urban environments, where they eat pet food, rotten fruit, and various human garbage. Though many humans mistakenly consider opossums to be rats, opossums in fact are not closely related to rodents at all, rarely transmit diseases to humans, and are surprisingly resistant to rabies, due mainly to their lower body temperatures when compared to most placental mammals
Although it is found throughout the country, the Virginia Opossum's appearance in folklore and popularity as a food item has tied it closely to the American Southeast"""
I dont fancy eating one
. They look like they may get dangerous when they get bigger - look at those teeth!!!!!
If you are too kindhearted to let nature take its course, it would be best to raise them well away from the house and your other animals, but being a 'country boy' you will already know that.