We had a rat once. I was so traumatized by it. And he evaded the traps for weeks. He was so clever.

We'd hear thetrap snap at night and we'd check and it would be empty.He was a country rat. Was brought into our neighbors yard in a hay bale and found his way under our porch in through our stone foundation and into our cellar and then into our house. It was a nightmare. We finally got him.

We had a snake once in our French drain. Hb killed him with an ice chopper. Later we found he wasn't dangerous. Then I felt bad.