Few rodents are universally feared and reviled as the rat. Similar in shape to a mouse, they are a much larger rodent with a much more negative past. Rather than just being a nuisance, rats have been a health risk throughout the ages, spreading diseases, such as the plague to humans. Rat traps are generally designed to be lethal, as there is very little interest in relocating these potentially dangerous vermin to anywhere else, other than a shallow grave.
The average rat can grow up to 10 inches long and can easily weigh 1 pound. Although they are similar in shape to mice, by contrast, the average mouse only grows to be about 3 inches long and usually weighs less than an ounce. Because of their large size, a rat trap will be much
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