How to get rid of a dead possum

There's a dead possum in your yard. A grown-ass, seriously dead (you think) North American marsupial, belly up on your lawn. You call your local animal control and they inform you that they don't do body removal from back yards. It's on you. The following instructions should help:
1. Get a shovel and a couple of garbage bags. Use the shovel to nudge the thing into the bag all the while muttering "pleasebedead pleasebedead"
2. Toss the shovel aside and jump up and down a few times, shaking your hands like there's water on them and yelling "gross gross gross"
3. Gather your courage and tie the bag.
4. Double bag that mess and carry it to your outdoor garbage can. Make sure there is already garbage on the bottom and once the bag is in there, throw garbage on the top. You don't want those garbagemen discovering the body.
5. Put the top on the trash can.Jump up and down again, yelling "grossgrossgross."
6. Hose down the contaminated shovel or better yet, bury it if you have another shovel.
7. Pour yourself a stiff drink.
8. Write about it in your blog.
Full disclosure - this actually happened to my friend but she doesn't have a blog.