WEST HAVEN — Sightings of large rats in West Haven's West Shore neighborhood have some residents pointing to residential chicken coops as a culprit. Residents in the area of Prospect Beach said ...

A chicken snake is a type of snake known for raiding chicken coops to eat eggs, birds and small mammals, such as rats and mice. This behavior makes these reptiles both a friend and a foe to farmers.

Plus, Taraksian’s neighbors have chickens. “As long as you got chickens, you’re going to have rats,” he said. The 74-year-old retired auto body shop owner and toolmaker machinist said he ...

A 15-second video of a rat eating fried chicken in a food warmer has been circulating on various social media platforms. The video has received over 1.5mil views since it was posted online on Dec 23.