the_cool_moth's Identifications

A large pool of blood with opossum tracks, opossum scat, and a dead infant opossum, measuring about 1/2 inch across its curled body, dislodged from its mother's teat and pouch. It may have been from violent shaking by prey, typical of canine species, like a dog, fox, eastern coyote, or, less likely, a large raccoon seen in this immediate area. After inspecting the deck, yard, and adjacent garden, there are no signs of bloody drag marks. The predator must have been large enough to carry the opossum elsewhere for consumption.

Scratch marks across the deck look like they put up a fight.