Ratting

[Lloyd57 98]

Hi guys

just thought I would share a couple of pics of rats that I shot, when I was out ratting. I was only out for an hour, what do you think of the black one I have never seen one like that before it was really large.sorry guys for some reason it will not let me post the other pic.

Regards

Lloyd

Edited February 28, 2015 by Lloyd57

[Deker 3,478]

There are not many Black rats (Ship Rats) in the UK and they are smaller than the Brown rat/Norway rat, so if yours is really large I suspect it is simply a very dark Norway rat. Virtually impossible to tell what it is from the picture.

 

I don't think there are many Black rats inland in the UK, (I can't remember the last time I actually saw one) most are in coastal regions...where are you?

[Lloyd57 98]

Hi Deker

I am in South Yorkshire mate,it was big a lot bigger than the brown ones I shot.

Regards

Lloyd

[Deker 3,478]

Last time I checked there were not many Sea Ports or Coastal resorts in S. Yorks, so I guess it is just a dark coloured Rattus norvegicus (it isn't that uncommon, there are a lot of different shades of colour) , perhaps its been eating all those GM crops/seeds to get so large.

 

 

Edit

Back in the day we used to run annual competitions for the biggest rat, to gain entry it had to be a minimum of 20" nose to tail, we got a fair few every year!

Edited February 28, 2015 by Deker

[j j m 6,595]

good shooting bud

[RemyBolt 420]

Good shooting. The black one looks like a dark Norwegian that's wet. It'll probably dry out and be much lighter. Good shooting though.

 

I bagged me a black and white rat once. I assume it must have been a pet rat that escaped and made friends with then locals. Never thought that would happen. When a pet rabbit escapes, the wild rabbits usually kill it, if it's a male. So assumed the same for rats.

 

Anyone know anything about this kind of behaviour?

[treecreeper 1,136]

Last time I checked there were not many Sea Ports or Coastal resorts in S. Yorks, so I guess it is just a dark coloured Rattus norvegicus (it isn't that uncommon, there are a lot of different shades of colour) , perhaps its been eating all those GM crops/seeds to get so large.

 

 

Edit

Back in the day we used to run annual competitions for the biggest rat, to gain entry it had to be a minimum of 20" nose to tail, we got a fair few every year!

Pressuming that's from nose to end of tail? Had a few that would qualify but biggest one iv seen was last week wish I'd had chance to get a shot off would of easily been biggest iv shot.

With regards to rat in pic think its just a brown that's wet they can look black and flash on pic prob makes it look darker.

Edited February 28, 2015 by treecreeper