fta: "Interestingly, the journal entry on LTNF was published more than 10 years ago, in 1999."

Clearly Big Poisson has been suppressing this information.
Just like the oil companies killed off the 100 mpg motor back in the 50s.

Some caption/Photoshop contests write themselves.

I call the big one Bitey!

Interestingly, the journal entry on LTNF was published more than 10 years ago, in 1999. As several readers have pointed out, this raises questions as to whether the protein benefits would be applicable to humans and why the test results are only now making news.

Because snakebite venom antidote injections can run up to $50,000 and needing multiple injections to even have a chance at saving someones life you piece of shiat reporter. Somebody run this biatch over with a truck.

Want to live? be rich.

/fark this gay earth

ds_4815: Some caption/Photoshop contests write themselves.

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Let me go two-legged hooker! I will hiss and eat your trash!!!

FTFBR: And as the Boing Boing blog

The BittelMeThis blog

Well, if two blogs say so! God forbid the writer should click through to the source material.

Fascinating!

Interestingly, the journal entry on LTNF was published more than 10 years ago, in 1999. As several readers have pointed out, this raises questions as to whether the protein benefits would be applicable to humans and why the test results are only now making news.

I'm going to go with it being something the military would find very interesting for their 'supersoldier' fantasies.

Opossum = The Keith Richards of marsupials

Got it.

Thrilled.

"When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all. "

- Roger Zelazny

WTF, I remember reading about this in Ranger Rick like 30+ years ago. They are just now researching it?!

This crazy lady is well ahead of the curve.

Jaymi77: This crazy lady is well ahead of the curve.

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Awww... look at the pointy kitties.

Awesome Possum

I avoid poisons by pretending to be dead.

tenpoundsofcheese: Clearly Big Poisson has been suppressing this information.

They did sell out after all.

But I poop from there!

So much win in this thread. 6655321, you made my day.

I can't believe anyone would keep a possum as a pet. Aren't the little bastards horrifically vicious? Like, angry badger vicious?

\In any case, Australia, take notice. These guys might keep some of you alive from that hell hole you live in where every goddamn thing is trying to kill you.
\\Wouldn't mind being poisoned by Olivia newton John though. Rowr.

Looks like it's time for someone to get a real job.

somemoron: I can't believe anyone would keep a possum as a pet. Aren't the little bastards horrifically vicious? Like, angry badger vicious?

From what I understand they're about like cats. Intelligent and decent pets when trained. However, in many localities it's illegal to keep them.

somemoron: I can't believe anyone would keep a possum as a pet.

vodka: somemoron: I can't believe anyone would keep a possum as a pet. Aren't the little bastards horrifically vicious? Like, angry badger vicious?

From what I understand they're about like cats. Intelligent and decent pets when trained. However, in many localities it's illegal to keep them.

Just like squirrels, tame they're pretty awesome, wild, watch yo nuts.

Give me an opossum and a drunken slut, and there is nothing I cannot do.

Ok... I have a LTNF extraction facility.


Now, where does one go about getting opossums?

CSB time:

I was drunk as hell, and got delivered to my house a few years ago by the appointed DD. I keep cat food on the front porch for my "mostly outside" cat, and for the neighborhood ferals. So I stagger up the steps, and see a cat helping himself to some free grub.... I slur "heeeey, kiiddy, kiiiddy. Goood kiiddy!" only to be confronted by a pissed off 'possum who has no interest in being petted. That farker bared his teeth at me, and sent me backwards over the railing and into the bushes. I cracked my collarbone on a rock, and that little bastard STILL came back every night for the yummy cat food.

/csb

You misspelled "horny", Subby.

With the secrets discovered from opossums and naked mole rats, gene engineering will soon let humans live happy, healthy, and incredibly ugly lives for centuries.

Snarfangel: With the secrets discovered from opossums and naked mole rats, gene engineering will soon let humans live happy, healthy, and incredibly ugly lives for centuries.

And blowjobs will be a thing of the past:

vodka: WTF, I remember reading about this in Ranger Rick like 30+ years ago. They are just now researching it?!

Out in the woods, finding out creative ways to extract opossum proteins?

Sounds like the scouts to me...

vodka: somemoron: I can't believe anyone would keep a possum as a pet. Aren't the little bastards horrifically vicious? Like, angry badger vicious?

From what I understand they're about like cats. Intelligent and decent pets when trained. However, in many localities it's illegal to keep them.

Huh, that's kinda neat. Not my cup of tea, but neat. My only experience with possums is driving past their bodies in the road and wondering if they are truly dead, or just... waiting. Waiting. WAITING.

Ivo Shandor: somemoron: I can't believe anyone would keep a possum as a pet.

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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... That's awesome.

Super opossum don't care. Super opossum don't give a shiat.

/Oblig

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Give me an opossum and a drunken slut, and there is nothing I cannot do.

Except make it home with all your own blood.

So what is the practical application of this...if you're out in the woods and get bit by a rattlesnake, quickly find a possum and suck on it?

Nuclear Monk: So what is the practical application of this...if you're out in the woods and get bit by a rattlesnake, quickly find a possum and suck on it?

You might even get the possum to pay you.

Also, let's not forget - let's not forget, Dude - that keeping wildlife, an arboreal marsupial, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city - that ain't legal either.

Nuclear Monk: So what is the practical application of this...if you're out in the woods and get bit by a rattlesnake, quickly find a possum and suck on it?

No, but the golden rule of travel will have to be rewritten to "Always bring a towelopossum jerky."

/or "Don't panicOpossum!"

Possums are some of the most primitive mammals on the planet. They are not smart, but neither are they mean. They hiss to scare you, and they have a ton of teeth but they are really dumb and move pretty slow so you have to work to get bitten by one. They can be litter box trained. They are not exactly lovable but they make neat pets. And u never have leftovers....
/used to do wild animal rescue and rehab
//reptiles and mammals

Nuclear Monk: So what is the practical application of this...if you're out in the woods and get bit by a rattlesnake, quickly find a possum and suck on it?

Until they find a way to bottle it and sell it at $50 000 a shot, none. And until then, Opossum protein as far as we're concerned, is the most venomous substance known to man.

vodka: WTF, I remember reading about this in Ranger Rick like 30+ years ago. They are just now researching it?!

No, they researched this in 1999. It's making the news now because... um...

How about Salmonellafitzgerald? Still okay to lick a chimp?

Does this mean every courtroom will soon have its own opossum?

Honey Badger don't give a FARK!