The gigantic rodent is thought to be the biggest in the UK
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The gigantic rodent is thought to be the biggest in the UK
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A supersized rat thought to be the UK’s biggest has been captured by pest controllers in a home in the north of England.
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This latest specimen is even bigger than the Dorset mega-rat of 2018 – and just one sign of a problem that keeps growing ...
Local officials in North Yorkshire, England, shared a photo of a massive rat found inside a local home that measured more than 22…
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David Taylor and Stephen Martin are representatives for a northeast England region. They shared an image of the large rat on July…
Rodent said to be 22in (56cm) long from nose to tail found in Normanby, where rat problem is said to be worsening
