A viral Reddit post featuring what appears to be a rat's tail poking through a ceiling has left thousands of viewers equal parts amused and horrified, sparking a wave of online commentary and ...

It’s safe to say whatever 96-year-old Joe Valente of Commack wished for when he blew out the candles on his German apple ring birthday cake, a slice of rat’s tail wasn’t it. But that’s what happened ...

A monster rat - that was a metre long with its tail - has been captured in the grounds of a university. The images of the giant rodent, which weighed as much as 10 kg, sparked a social media frenzy.

"While the public attributed the mark to a brown rat, no formal analysis had been conducted to confirm its identity," ...