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A black rat approached, and the rakali leapt out and chased it off. But do rakali kill black rats, or just chase them? Captive rakali have been known to kill and eat other rat species in captivity.

The encounter in Sydney bushland, captured on video, is the first documented evidence of an aggressive interaction in nature between a native water rat, also known as rakali, and a black rat.

CCTV footage shows Namtan, wearing a black shirt, frantically running away and screaming after spotting the black rat snake on July 28.