Video: Opossum Terrifies NYC Bar Until Alaskan Woman Takes Charge

NEW YORK CITY — New Yorkers played possum while a brave Alaskan woman calmly bum-rushed an actual opossum from a Brooklyn bar, viral video shows.

The wild scene unfolded in Greenpoint's Temkins Bar last week, as documented in a furry flurry of posts.

The possum somehow wandered inside, hid under some stools and sent bar patrons scurrying away, video shows. But the hipster-possum détente ended when Sara Fulton took charge.

"Hold the camera, I'm from Alaska," she can be heard saying on one video.

Videos show Fulton grab a cowering possum by the scruff from a corner in the bar. She carries it out past a crowd of bar patrons, who themselves appear to have been cowering.

"F---ing Alaska, motherf-----," she said to the camera, before walking the possum outside and setting it free.

"I did that," her post about the situation confidently states.

Fulton's brave escapade drew kudos from social media posters, as well as coverage in the New York Post and the Today Show. She also apparently started selling T-shirts, totes and mugs emblazoned with: "Hold my phone, I'm from Alaska."

As popular Instagram page about Greenpoint put it, Fulton "taught us how to live in our city."

Temkins also got in on the fun.

A sign in front of the bar deadpanned that it's seven days "without an opossum."

Opossums often cause fear among New Yorkers not used to wildlife.

But they have been a part of New York City's urban ecosystem, even if their nocturnal and shy nature keeps them mostly out-of-sight.

Indeed, they're likely just as scared of city dwellers as the other way around.

"Approaching opossums can cause them a great deal of stress," the city's wildlife site states. "For your safety and the safety of the animal, always observe opossums from a distance."

And what are possums doing in the city?

Like any good New Yorker, they're enjoying the culinary scene.

"As an opportunistic omnivore, opossums appreciate the wide variety of easily accessible food sources that New York City provides," the city's wildlife site states. "And they’re more than happy to put up with the hustle and bustle of the urban environment in exchange for a tasty meal."

Another possum plus is they eat up to 5,000 ticks a season — which is particularly good news given the health department's recent warning about tick-borne disease.

More information about opossums can be found here.