The Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center will celebrate the 20th anniversary and “retirement” of its 20-year-old ...

A new study led by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, University of Réunion and Duke University reveals that the black rat is likely responsible for transmitting the deadly hantaviruses in rural ...

The black rat, Rattus rattus, originated in southern Asia, and likely migrated into Europe along the spice trade, and from there to the rest of the world, arriving in Madagascar between the 10th ...

In rural Madagascar, the black rat is likely transmitting the deadly hantaviruses to humans. Since the beginning, rats have ...

Where in America has the highest rat population? If you live in this city, you may be sharing your streets with millions of ...

Phosphides release a deadly gas which can harm or kill people who breathe it,” the doc added. “I expect we will see serious ...

Business has been booming for a Black Country rat catcher who has been sharing his views on the rise in rodent activity amid ...

The Black rat lives up to a year and the Brown rat lives up to two years. Some can outlive the average lifespan.” ...

All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. Juvenile Black Rat snake.

All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. Juvenile Black Rat snake. There are 38 species of snakes in NC, and a couple of them are expert climbers.

Certainly, our forebears never knew the screech of the parakeet, the guile of the grey squirrel or the menace of the black rat. None of these creatures is indigenous to Britain. Iron Age Britain ...