Exterminators discovered a nearly 2-foot-long gargantuan rat inside an English home, and officials are warning the cat-sized rodent is “not a one-off” but part of an increasingly out-of-control infestation in the area, according to local officials.
The rat measuring “over 22 inches long from nose to tail” was found cozying up in a North Yorkshire home, Eston Ward Councillors David Taylor and Stephen Martin posted on Facebook.
Photos taken by the unidentified resident showed the massive critter curled up in a plastic bag to be tossed.
“It’s almost the size of a small cat. And it’s not a one-off,” Taylor and Martin said in the post last Monday, calling its size “shocking” and “a growing problem.”
Rodents have been spotted in increasing numbers around the area, traipsing alleyways, trash bins, overgrown land, and now inside homes, the local officials said.
Taylor and Martin proposed more funding and collaboration with landlords to tackle the hair-raising infestation.
“As your local councillors, we’re calling on the Council administration to take this seriously, the people on the ground who do work extremely hard but we need this all round the borough,” the post read.
“The longer this is ignored, the worse it will get. We need action — not just advice.”
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