I had an oppossum come after me one time. He got a swift kick to the grill when he tried to kamikaze my bottom bracket.
I deal with coons all the time at my summer job. They always get into trash dumpster and get stuck if there isn't much trash. Usually we just get a rake and pin it in the corner and try to hook it under the front legs. Then we just lift up and they scurry off. Then there was the time one of the ladies told be to "Grab it because it looks so cute and harmless." Idiot