Poison-Resistant Super Rats – Sometimes the Headlines Write Themselves

Posted On: 8th November 2015
By: Poison Boy
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Ahhh – Christmas in jolly old England. Urchins caroling in snow dusted cobblestone streets, paper crowns and crackers around the dinner table, tea with mince pies and scones around the stockings-strewn fireplace…giant mutant rats that are resistant to every poison known to man. I’m sure the rats in England are much more polite than the rude, pushy pizza-stealing rats in New York. British rats are probably quite charming as they chomp hungrily on your frozen little chestnutty toes. Frankly, I’ve never met a rat that was immune to the business end of a shovel.

http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Poison-resistant-super-rats-rise-Essex-lead/story-28098556-detail/story.html

Written by Poison Boy

Gerry O'Malley (a.k.a Poison Boy) is a board certified ER doctor and toxicologist with a interest in the unusual, terrifying and occasionally hilarious world of poisonings and toxicology. This site is an exploration of poisons of historical interest as well as in current events and pop culture.

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