This bizarre story was released by the Seattle Times today about an elderly woman in Thurston County who has hundreds of rats in her home. Apparently they were originally there to be used as food for her snakes but some escaped and started reproducing. What I don’t get out of the story is how the snakes and the cat ended up “undernourished”. How do the natural predators of these creatures end up not being able to eat them while living in the same home?
The other thing I can’t help but think about, being a real estate agent, is what would have to be marked on the Form 17 (seller’s disclosure statement) regarding “pest infestations” in the house although it’s mentioned that she has plans to demolish the house. Who knows if she really will though. Does she have the money to do that? I’d hate to be the agent picking up that listing… although, maybe it could be a fun marketing challenge…. LOL
