There’s a new rat czar in town. An otherwise majestic great blue heron was spotted devouring a New York City rat Saturday — a stomach-churning chow-down that a witness described as ...

If the trap’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’. New York City’s fight against rats has entered the furry beasts’ bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps ...

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions and images of dogs hunting rats that could upset some readers. The sound of a rat screaming in the jaws of a terrier is the same sound that a ...

No one, not even New Yorkers, can be prepared for a showdown between a rat and a blue heron. The majestic bird made Central Park an impromptu restaurant recently, settling in a grassy area to dine ...

A woman has shared her horror at finding a dead rat in a loaf of bread - but only after eating half of it. Nombulelo Mkumla bought a loaf of whole wheat brown bread from a local shop in South ...

Despite their pervasiveness, the common brown rats you see scurrying around subway tracks and garbage bags aren’t native to New York. According to a plaque on this monument that popped up in The ...

One thing is certain: They’re everywhere. NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart, rats of several species have evolved to thrive in major cities—yet the sight of a rat scurrying across West ...

The boss of a man caught on video pouring hot water over several caged rats in Chinatown has claimed that doing so was a last resort after exhausting all other methods to exterminate the rodents.

Maybe just use a shortcut, like a side road, in order to get to your destination quicker? “Rat-running” is a term used to describe when drivers take a shortcut like a residential road or ...

Tom Boggioni is a writer, born, raised and living in San Diego — where he attended San Diego State University. Prior to writing for Raw Story, he wrote for FireDogLake, blogged as TBogg, and ...

During the Cold War, the CIA’s Office of Technical Services suggested using dead rats to conceal secret messages for officers to pick up. The dead rat’s carcass would be treated with a ...

New York has come up with a novel approach to its infamous rat problem - targeting the rodents with birth-control pills. Under a plan approved by the city's council, contraceptive pellets will be ...