They weren’t expecting that.
Unexpected Visitor: Opossum Spotted Touring Greenville Humane Society
At the Greenville Humane Society in South Carolina, staff are accustomed to the daily greetings of wagging tails and purring cats. But this week, a very different kind of visitor made an unexpected appearance.
Somehow, while no one was looking, a wild opossum found its way onto the shelter grounds—and even made itself at home, briefly touring the facilities.
“So, picture this—it’s a totally normal day at the shelter. Dogs are barking, cats are judging us, everything’s business as usual,” the shelter wrote. “Then one of our staff members walks by the kennels … and stops dead in their tracks. Why? Because sitting proudly on top of a kennel, looking like he owned the place, was … an opossum.”
Although the surprise guest startled the staff, the situation was handled quickly and safely.
“The opossum was certainly unexpected, but luckily, we’ve got some professional critter catchers on staff who didn’t mind scooping him up and returning him to the woods across the street!” a shelter spokesperson told The Dodo.
Interestingly, the shelter suspects this wasn’t the opossum’s first visit. “We’ve never caught an opossum actually in our kennels, but we have a feeling it wasn’t his first time stealing kibble since he looked so plump and healthy!” the spokesperson added.
What started as an ordinary day at the shelter turned into a memorable wildlife encounter—and a reminder that nature sometimes likes to drop in unannounced.