Giant Rat Caught in China

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal on February 19, 2009 at 1:38 pm


A six-pound rat was caught in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. The ratcatcher is Mr. Xian, who grabbed the rat after he saw a crowd gathered around it.

He told local Chinese newspapers that he thought the rat might be a valuable specimen, or a rare species, and had to muster up his courage before grabbing its tail and picking it up by the scruff of its neck.

“I did it, I caught a rat the size of a cat!” he shouted out afterwards, according to the reports. Mr Xian is believed to still be in possession of the animal, after stuffing into a bag and departing the scene.

The rat had a 12-inch tail and teeth and inch long! Forestry officials who saw pictures think it’s a Chinese bamboo rat, which rarely grow over ten inches long, but cannot be sure until they examine the rat itself. Link -via Arbroath

(image credit: News 163)


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18 comments to "Giant Rat Caught in China"

  1. Merla
    February 19th, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    R-O-U-S!!!

  2. Alex
    February 19th, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    Did they eat it afterward?

  3. Babycakes
    February 19th, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    I don't mind rats, but that's freaky!

  4. oc stomias
    February 19th, 2009 at 2:48 pm

    hard to tell from the pic, but looks like an opossum.

  5. seekshelter
    February 19th, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    mmmmmmm...tasty...

  6. Craig
    February 19th, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    Another of those misleading animal photos where they hold the animal out in front of them to make it look much larger than it really is. Don't forget the source: this is the same country that recently released fake footage, filmed underwater, of a fictitious space walk.

  7. Bob Morris
    February 19th, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    a) it looks bigger than 6 lbs.

    b) the color and light on the rat don't match that of the person.

    c) why would rat allow you to pick it up?

    I'm thinking Photoshop

  8. SenorMysterioso
    February 19th, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    I wonder if he got the [I Smell A Giant Rat] fishing achievement

  9. pumpkynlyon
    February 19th, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    Looks like this new species, the Mallomys giant rat, found in Papua New Guinea recently.
    http://www.smh.com.au/news/science/monster-rat-found-in-lost-world-jun gle/2007/12/17/1197740165020.html

  10. Evangeline
    February 19th, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    OMG ROUS are REAL!!!!!!!!!!

  11. Corinne
    February 19th, 2009 at 7:08 pm

    My bet is a small-ish Nutria. They're native to Africa, but farmed all over for their fur. They're a really big problem in Louisiana.

  12. Mytake
    February 19th, 2009 at 7:16 pm

    Bubonic plague- do not want. One doubt I always had is: since humans have become taller since we've had more available food from generation to generation etc, could the same happen to rats, mice etc?

  13. Aye Chihuahua
    February 19th, 2009 at 7:25 pm

    I was wondering where Bill Clinton was hanging out these days.

  14. Capella
    February 19th, 2009 at 8:30 pm

    1. I might be playing too many MMOs, but that's NOT a giant rat.

    2. I don't think they've been to NYC. That's a medium sized young street rat/

  15. yellowsittingduck
    February 19th, 2009 at 11:46 pm

    This reminds me of the urban legend where the boaters found what they thought was a cat floating in the water and then brought it home...Then it ate their dog. SCARY!

  16. dooflotchie
    February 20th, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    Well, I guess I know who's gonna be the guest star in tonight's nightmare! o_O

  17. Tim Mullican
    February 20th, 2009 at 11:39 pm

    I'm almost positive that this is a nutria. It has webbed hind feet, orange incisors, white patch around its muzzle, and it's about the right size. They are commonly raised by fur farmers in China and are feral in Thailand.

  18. wpdunn71901
    February 21st, 2009 at 1:55 am

    A Sumatran rat sir?


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