Disease ridden rat-like creatures with bright orange teeth are spreading panic in California as their population explodes. Nearly 1,000 nutria – an up to 4ft vector of tuberculosis – have been ...

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The rat is at least twice the size of a common rat, is tree-dwelling and reportedly can chew through coconuts with its teeth, researchers said.

Packs of humans, and their canines, hunt rats in the alleys of Washington on weekends.

20-pound rodents with big orange teeth, rat-like tails, and no necks are wreaking havoc in the US and landing on 'most unwanted' lists ...

Vijayawada: A 26-year-old woman died after accidentally brushing mistaking rat poison for toothpaste and her teeth with it. The incident was reported .

An invasion of dangerous three-foot rat-like creatures with orange teeth is wreaking havoc across California , threatening the safety of residents and the state's economy.

Metro accompanied Birmingham's rat catcher William Timms to a huge bin bag pile up in Poplar Road, and learnt all about the rat problem in the city.

According to the press release, this "rare giant rat is at least twice the size of a common rat, is tree-dwelling and reportedly can chew through coconuts with its teeth." ...