skunks are cute as shit but the spraying thing can be a pain. and they will dig in your yard. Possums (opossums is also correct) are immune to rabies and eat crazy amounts of ticks and shit so they are really beneficial.My cousin had a skunk at one point and that was kind of cool. It was a lardass. I watch a YouTube channel that's just some guy running an animal sanctuary from his yard and he's always got a possum on his shoulder. He says the thing just annihilates rodents and it does seem cuddly. The guy also has some big crazy bird named Kevin that he has to literally physically fight all the time too. Every time he turns his back the thing tries to attack him so he carries a garbage can lid and uses it like a shield and bashes the bird in the head with it.