I don't live in an area rich with armadillos but I imagine I'd put up with seeing them far more than possums. Possums freak me out.

Armadillos are cute but apparently the leprosy thing is probably true.

Raccoons are the cutest, though.

Not too long ago I stumbled across a baby/teen raccoon crossing right in front of me and running into a bush, and I decided to see if I could get a better look so I bent over like "hi buddy, you ok?" I turned around and mom and the rest of the family were just staring at me and it freaked me out and I just ran as fast as I could.

Raccoons should freak you out. I used to work for an animal shelter. One day, we got a call there was an injured raccoon in a backyard, and it bit some kid. I eagerly went out on the call, happy to get my first chance at meeting a raccoon. We had these elbow-high Kevlar gloves that nothing can bite or scratch through. Not dogs, cats, possums. Anything.

After a 45 minute wrestle with a bloodied, tail-less raccoon, I got it in to the cage. I could hardly take the gloves off I was shaking so bad. Thank god the adrenaline kept the pain at bay during the tussle, because my hands were missing an awful lot of skin and dripping an awful lot of blood. Kevlar ain't got nothin' on a weakened, grumpy raccoon.

If you see a raccoon, just run.

I wear kevlar sleeves for my work too. I think they're fashionable so I just wear them around and freak out friends at BBQs by leaving my arm over an open flame until they notice.