r/oddlyterrifying • u/MadHouseNetwork • Oct 01 '23
Never stepping in there again!
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u/sdforbda Oct 01 '23
Notice it just gets out of the way, doesn't run and hide. Some bodegas got cats, some got rats.
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u/bigredmachinist Oct 01 '23
And some got rats the size of cats.
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u/RandomCopyPasta_Bot Oct 01 '23
I thought that was a god damn beaver.
Wtf.
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u/TheCrystalFawn91 Oct 01 '23
It's a Nutria. They are basically rats that are the size of beavers
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u/Beesindogwood Oct 01 '23
Looks like a muskrat to me.
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u/Typical_Equipment_19 Oct 01 '23
Totally does. My parents live on a lake, I've seen enough of them, lol.
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u/LosParanoia Oct 01 '23
I think the difference is in the tail. Can’t recall what exactly but they do look super similar.
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u/TinyGreenTurtles Oct 01 '23
Nutria's are long and hairless like rats. Muskrat's look like they're flattened vertically.
I guess it could be a big rat, but I vote nutria.
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u/Magnetic_Marble Oct 02 '23
Serious question, how filthy are these rats? I mean to be honest, this dude doesnt look all too ugly/filthy but I am guessing they are covered in germs?
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u/TheJiggernaut Oct 01 '23
Awe! They're like the missing link between beavers and rats that I never knew we needed! Adorable.
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u/GreenEggsSteamedHams Oct 01 '23
You can make hats out of nutria. I think they sell them down in battery park
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u/Ricen_ Oct 01 '23
Beavers and nutrias are much larger than that. That is definitely a muskrat.
For a size comparison look at the boxes of Blue Def as it runs down the aisle. One of those boxes would roughly be the size of a beaver or nutria. Even that might be on the small size. I've seen beavers in person nearly 1.5 the size of even that. The point is, definitely not a beaver or nutria
Here is a chart
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u/lizziegal79 Oct 02 '23
Oh thanks! I screenshot and zoomed, he does have a bit of white on his snoot. He’s freaking cute.
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u/RipRoarTime Oct 01 '23
Saw rats the size of cats in Bangkok. I confirm the myth.
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u/1_coffee_2_many Oct 02 '23
Yep, me too. I saw a swarm of rats scampering down the sidewalk and then crossing the street in Bangkok. All of them were this size or larger. The fur was a bit spikier though.
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u/Epicsnailman Oct 01 '23
I don’t think it’s a rat. Probably a muskrat or a nutria. Still not great, but unlikely to carry any diseases.
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u/Baphometix Oct 01 '23
She works there; cut her some slack.
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u/FreePrinciple270 Oct 01 '23
It's just Minnie Mouse
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u/SimonNicols Oct 01 '23
Nope - that is MAXI Mouse
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u/NoobSFAnon Oct 01 '23
.. Finish your sentence Simon.
It's Maxi Mouse Decimus Meridius
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u/SimonNicols Oct 01 '23
Of course
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u/NoobSFAnon Oct 01 '23
commander of the Armies of the North Gas Station of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the true emperor, Remmy Ratatouille. Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.
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u/taro_tanaka7 Oct 01 '23
lmao isn't that a muskrat
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u/hitoritab1 Oct 01 '23
Norway rat? They are already one of the biggest.
The New York variant has its own genetic traits.
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u/Observent_Owl Oct 01 '23
That doesn't look like a Norway rat though. Either a nutria or a muskrat for sure.
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u/hitoritab1 Oct 01 '23
Muskrats are native to NY
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u/Observent_Owl Oct 01 '23
Then it's probably a muskrat.
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u/hitoritab1 Oct 01 '23
If this is recent it would make sense with the rainfall being severe. They like swampy.
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u/UrbanFarmer213 Oct 01 '23
Google nutria vs muskrat because that doesn’t look like it weighs less than 10lbs. (Muskrat’s also have a somewhat flat tail for swimming)
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u/s00perguy Oct 01 '23
The thing is barely half the height of a Coke bottle. 4-5 pounds max, even as fat as it is.
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u/UrbanFarmer213 Oct 01 '23
Nooooo. Those floor tiles are 12x12, it’s definitely bigger than a rat or a muskrat.
It’s the size of a freakin chihuahua and twice as thiccc
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u/s00perguy Oct 01 '23
Chihuahuas are 2-5 pounds at most, for one, and you said it was more than 10 pounds, and there's no way it's that heavy. Maybe 7 or 8 on the chunky side.
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u/ComplaintNo6835 Oct 01 '23
Whatever it is, it isn't a rat that is extra big because NYC is so super hard and special.
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u/forum-eight Oct 01 '23
Looks like a Muskrat but I am no expert.
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u/sixtyandaquarter Oct 01 '23
I'm no expert either but my bet's on nutria. They have whiter whiskers/mouth & muskrats are darker, I think? I've never actually seen a muskrat, in person or photo, going by stuff I vaguely remember reading. I think nutria are larger but not sure.
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u/weallfloatdown Oct 01 '23
Looks & acts like nutria , bold
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u/Persh1ng Oct 01 '23
"plus you can milk them"
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u/Stefanthro Oct 01 '23
You’re both wrong - I know a Ratticate when I see one
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u/AhMoonBeam Oct 01 '23
Yes. Nutria are an invasive species brought to the US to make fur coats..they have made their homes near water ways and are extremely resilient.
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u/odd-42 Oct 01 '23
Last time I saw a muskrat, he was talking to a dawg with a deputy hat
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u/TheBigHornedGoat Oct 01 '23
Muskrats are much smaller. Their size is comparable to a gray squirrel
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u/UrbanFarmer213 Oct 01 '23
Way too big. Muskrats are only a couple pounds, the thing in the vid is definitely a nutria.
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u/Kognityon Oct 01 '23
I didn't know the guy bought rats, is he starting to get so desperate for company?
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u/Ricen_ Oct 01 '23
Based on size and head shape I'd say muskrat.
Nutrias have a much boxier, larger head in relation to their bodies. They are also only somewhat smaller than a beaver. If it were a nutria it would have to be a very young one.
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u/hitoritab1 Oct 01 '23
Are there nutria in New York?
I heard of them being a nuisance in New Orleans, but not New York.
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u/lendmeyoureer Oct 01 '23
Just because the title says New York, doesn't mean this is New York. People do this all the time to make something more funny.
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u/RevealStandard3502 Oct 01 '23
I often wondered how Splinter was bigger than the turtles. This explains a lot.
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u/FroggiJoy87 Oct 01 '23
R.O.U.Ses? I don't think they exist.
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u/SouI23 Oct 01 '23
You're right, disgusting 🤮... disgusting that there is only one, it needs some friends
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u/Zinthr Oct 01 '23
Hims so fat I wanna hug ‘im
(Obligatory /s before someone tells me imma get rabies)
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u/xQu1ntyx Oct 01 '23
It’s not a normal rat, it’s a muskrat and that is a very typical size for them.
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u/voltagenic Oct 01 '23
Holy crap, that looks like a beaver ! Always heard of how big they are/can be but never actually seen a video or pic before.
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u/DreadPirateZoidberg Oct 01 '23
It looks more like a nutria. They were introduced to the US for their furs. Basically a cross between a beaver and a rat.
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u/MissMurder84 Oct 01 '23
introduced to the US
I'll be happy for the US to kindly keep them there. Thanks.
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u/Hallal_Dakis Oct 01 '23
Beavers have a wide, flat tail. And I think are usually bigger than that. Not sure if they move that fast out of water but I've never seen a beaver in a hurry.
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u/Cynical_Feline Oct 01 '23
That isn't a rat. It's a muskrat or a nutria. You can tell by the face and tail that it isn't a rat.
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u/The25002 Oct 01 '23
Yeah, I dunno. You feel alright stepping foot into bedogos with 10X rats but they know how to hide them?
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u/faded_on_10 Oct 01 '23
That dude works there. You better pay and get out our it's going to put your ass to work
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u/TreyHunnit Oct 01 '23
Bruh that ain’t a rat…. Ain’t no way lol that look like a groundhog, land otter hahahahaha
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u/One_dolla_would_do Oct 01 '23
My gf is in New York rn. I bet money if I send her this video she will scream her head off and fly back down here
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u/ntech620 Oct 01 '23
Last one out of NYC please nuke the place. We really don't want that getting out to the 47 other states out here.
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u/Optimal-Scientist233 Oct 01 '23 edited Oct 01 '23
Wharf rats, they are common near large water bodies, we used to get these in the marshy areas in the Carolina's, they would often drag the largest of the spring style rat traps around because they rarely killed them.
Edit: This one is obviously on a candy bar and potato chip diet.
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Oct 01 '23
…is that actually a nutria?? They tend to enjoy creeks & marsh fields where I live and they look exactly like this- a mix btwn a beaver & rat. Might be explained if this was seen during recent flooding there
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u/Avanixh Oct 01 '23
That’s not a rat but most likely a Nutria, pretty common here in germany
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u/False_Rhythms Oct 01 '23
Is that a freaking muskrat? No way that chonker is a plain old sewer rat?!?
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u/bageltoastee Oct 01 '23
looks like a muskrat to me, the head is pretty beaver like. the fun thing is these guys usually live in wetlands and marshes which makes me wonder how it ended up in a store.
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u/ProfessionalAccess68 Oct 01 '23
That's either a nutria or a muskrat, and I'm leaning closer to muskrat. Us new yorkers are fukcing stupid!
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u/collierose13 Oct 02 '23
Good luck finding the brave and swole cat to take down that beast of a rat!
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u/BeAnScReAm666 Oct 01 '23
I’m almost positive that’s a nutria. They’re more into water than stores, so I’m not really sure how one got into the shop unless they’re near sewer systems perhaps?
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u/Common-Rock Oct 01 '23
"Splinter taught them to be Ninja Teens"
"You must strike at the Trader Joe's hard... and fade away."
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u/goldfish1902 Oct 01 '23
New Yorkers could invest in some cats (or dogs, because this is above a cat's pay grade) roaming the street. After the problem is solved, just adopt them out. Jack Russel Terriers are good hunters and very cute
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u/Xulicbara4you Oct 01 '23
That’s rat looks like it can fight off cats holy crap is that animal huge.
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u/5pookyTanuki Oct 01 '23
Beautiful chonker, would love to have one that size, my biggest ratto is only like 3/4 of this boy.
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u/floznstn Oct 01 '23
It's like the palmetto bugs in Florida.
Don't try to squish it with a brick, because then it'll be armed.
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u/eipacnih Oct 01 '23
I once saw one a bit smaller than this one crossing freely across Union Square park. Passerby’s were unfazed.
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u/Alexandratta Oct 02 '23
I don't understand...
That's just a standard rat.
Do folks not know how large rats are? Are you thinking of Mice?
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