Rattus Norvegicus. We are a port city. We have rats. West Seattle has some YUGE rats. Wherever there's a food source, you'll find them. Eliminate the food source and they'll move on. Kind of like......

You believe everything has a rat-ional explanation.

Seattle's rats are pretty cute in comparison to the scary urban rodents of the northeastern megalopolis.

FYI: I'm no rodentologist, but I've lived in NYC, so I think I can say pretty solidly that the rodent in that photo is a mouse and not just a baby rat or something.

that in no way resembles the rats I kill in my backyard.

the cold winter has knocked their population down, thank Christ.

The animal pictured is a mouse. C'mon, y'all.

Our rats would eat that pretty little morsel for breakfast.

Two disturbing take-aways from the video:
- Charles does not think that cats should be given names.
- Rats in a tree was a omen of his mother's death.

I appreciate the attempt at making this unscripted, but this feels like 2 buddies telling a story for their YouTube channel, and not like it belongs within a list of news articles.