Yep, a rat
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Just a quick FYI for folks: I've seen a rat close to where I live between Porter and Union.
I've called the city and filed a work order, of course, and I'll be putting out a trap to kill it (please no moralizing; it's not an endangered species and it is a health risk). Just FYI to any in the area with pets or who might otherwise be concerned.
I've called the city and filed a work order, of course, and I'll be putting out a trap to kill it (please no moralizing; it's not an endangered species and it is a health risk). Just FYI to any in the area with pets or who might otherwise be concerned.
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Date: 2012-06-16 11:21 pm (UTC)(I live close to the railroad tracks behind city hall, so I assume there are rats around there as well as skunks and racoons and such. (I once encountered a skunk near my driveway - happily nobody was too surprised so neither the skunk nor I had to take any radical action.))
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Date: 2012-06-17 01:16 pm (UTC)There are quite a few outdoor cats in my neighborhood; I'm a little surprised they haven't taken care of the problem.
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Date: 2012-06-17 02:37 am (UTC)I'm not too far from Magoun Square, 5 houses up from the tracks Boston-ward of the square. There was one (or more??) living in my house, in the basement walls, when I moved in in '06; I finally resorted to poison for that (and prayed my cats wouldn't find & eat it - the rat, that is; the bait was out of reach). I saw one a couple years ago wander down the sidewalk after dark and go under my neighbor's porch.
But the one that takes the cake was the one a year or so ago, in the full daylight of late afternoon, that sauntered across my back deck, STOOD UP ON HIS HIND LEGS TO PEER IN THROUGH THE FRENCH DOOR TO MY KITCHEN, then got back down on all 4 and strolled along the side of the house to the back of the deck and then who knows where.
Ugh.
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Date: 2012-06-17 07:02 am (UTC)now, ROUSeseses... that's something else.
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Date: 2012-06-17 12:57 pm (UTC)Over a meter long and the biggest ones weigh more than I do.
Plus the extincct http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephoartigasia_monesi
One ton rodent!
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Date: 2012-06-17 04:12 pm (UTC)#
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Date: 2012-06-17 04:13 pm (UTC)with rats, if there's one, there's probably a few dozen.
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Date: 2012-06-17 05:06 pm (UTC)Stop the hatin'.
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Date: 2012-07-24 05:16 pm (UTC)Generally people need to know if you see rats, especially in daylight, near residential buildings because as noted elsewhere if you see one, there are dozens more. Also the city needs to know as it's an animal control issue. But thanks for playing!
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