Rodent said to be 22in (56cm) long from nose to tail found in Normanby, where rat problem is said to be worsening
Cuts to council pest control services are being blamed for a town’s rodent problem, which includes the discovery of a supersize rat said to be 22in (56cm) from nose to tail.
The giant rat, about the length of the carry-on luggage people might be wheeling on to a flight – or, if not on holiday, a desktop monitor – was found inside a person’s home in Normanby, Teesside.
“I had to do a double take when I saw a picture of it,” said Stephen Martin, a Conservative councillor on Redcar and Cleveland council. “You can tell by the size of the bag that it’s not a normal size. It’s the size of a cat.”
Martin, whose Eston ward is close to where the rat was removed by a pest controller, said it was not a one-off.
