Opossum gets male anatomy stuck in fence, thanks MPD responders for rescue with hiss

Allison Garcia by Allison Garcia

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Two Madison police officers helped rescue an opossum who got his “male anatomy” stuck in a fence.

A concerned resident called police to report an opossum may be sick or injured and seemed to be stuck in a slatted backyard fence on Oconto Court around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday. When an officer arrived, she found blood and could tell the marsupial was not moving well, if at all, according to the release.

She called for backup, and her sergeant came with a catchpole. The two used the device to lift the animal up and saw that a couple of pieces of his male anatomy were wedged between the fence slats.

The officer then gently lifted up the opossum with the catchpole while the sergeant loosened the slats a bit. This set the opossum free from his compromising position.

The rescued omnivore then went to the ground and seemed to be dead.

“Was he playing possum, trying to trick the MPD into believing this unthinkable ordeal had proven fatal?” the news release written by spokesperson Joel Despain said.

The two poked the opossum a couple of times with the pole, and he reacted.

“He hissed a bit at the sergeant and at the officer; his way most likely of saying ‘thanks’ for the assist,” Despain joked.

After the opossum waddled off, one of the officers joked, “going to be sitting in snow someplace for a long bit, I bet you.” Get your weather forecast from people who actually live in your community. We update with short, easy-to-use video forecasts you can watch on your phone every day. Download the iOS or Android app here.

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