The largest rat has been caught in the UK

It became known that the largest rat was caught in the UK. This is reported by The Independent.

In England, in a house in the area of Normanby in North Yorkshire, pest control specialists caught a rat 22 inches long (about 56 centimeters).

Experts claim it is the largest rat ever caught in the UK.

According to the publication, members of the county council, who were sent a picture of the rat, said the rodent was “almost the size of a small cat”.

The Independent notes that the previous largest UK rat was caught in November 2018 in the town of Bournemouth in the county of Dorset.

Then the rodent was 21 inches long (just over 53 centimeters).