As for what eats opossums—just about any predator larger than an opossum would be happy to eat one. Those predators include foxes, coyotes, and bobcats, as well as predatory birds such as hawks and owls. Some people also cook and eat opossums—and they think they’re delicious!Click to see full answer. Keeping this in view, what animal would kill a possum?Adult possums are preyed upon by large owls, fox, coyotes, wolves, and bobcats. More commonly than that, the young are preyed upon by a great many animals. Click here for my 2013 nationwide list of 100’s of professional opossum trappers!One may also ask, do opossums have natural predators? Opossums mainly feed on insects, frogs, birds, snakes, small mammals, and earthworms. The opossum has a number of natural predators in its environment although the main predators of the opossum are birds of prey such as owls and eagles, dogs, foxes and cats. Also asked, is it safe to eat possum? Another thing you might want to take into consideration is that possums are scavengers. They eat anything. If a possum is in the road, chances are he’s there looking for lunch. Therefore, it’s best to catch them alive if at all possible and feed them corn for a few days to clean them out real good before eating them.What do hawks eat in the deciduous forest?The Red-Tailed Hawk eats most of the animals that are in the deciduous forests such as Rodents (like mice, muskrats, and squirrels), opossums, moles, weasels, reptiles, amphibians, and other birds (like pigeons, quail, crows, ducks, and woodpeckers).
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