Huge rat infestation at Sacramento County house spreads to neighbors; residents demand help

A Sacramento County neighborhood is calling for county intervention for a home overrun by rats.

• Sep 5

Urban ratters take to Sacramento streets with dogs to eradicate rats

The Sacramento Canines' Rat Annihilation Team is a group of volunteers that hunt for rats on city streets.

• Apr 25, 2024

Rare gigantic rat caught on camera for first time

Researchers were able to attract "one of the world's rarest rodents" in their endangered habitat using glass oil lamps filled with sesame oil.

• Nov 29, 2023

Photo shows rat walking across baked goods at Stockton grocery store

Customers of a grocery store in Stockton might want to discard baked items they bought there after someone took a photo of a rat climbing in the store's bakery case.

• Dec 16, 2022

If you have the 'killer instinct needed to fight the real enemy,' you could be New York City's next 'rat czar'

New York City is recruiting a new "director of rodent mitigation" to rid the streets of its most notorious furry inhabitants.

• Dec 3, 2022

Rats in India eat over 1,500 pounds of marijuana stored by police

If the rats are guilty as charged, they might now be taking things easy. A 2016 study by the University of British Columbia found the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana made lab rats lazy.

• Nov 25, 2022