Image of Brown rat

Description:

Rat caught in a DOC200 trap. 2 weeks between its first visit to trap and being caught (see 974739). Bait: Peanut butter. Female, body length aprox 20cm, tail 15cm, weight aprox 160gm. Second photo is from a monitoring infrared webcam and is the product of low light levels and slow shutter speeds - simultaneously showing the live rat, the trigged trap closing and the closed trap. see also 975015