Invasive 20-pound rodents increasingly burrowing into California

SF Gate ^ | February 11, 2018 | Tom Miller

[EdnaMode]

A giant 20-pound rodent with the ability to destroy roads, levees and wetlands has been discovered in Stanislaus County.

A giant invasive rodent with the ability to destroy roads, levees and wetlands has been discovered in Stanislaus County.

[EdnaMode]

Future Democrat voters. :D

[Boston Blackie]

More democrat voters.

[oldasrocks]

So this puts the myth to rest that rodents desert sinking ships.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Yeah. I’m more worried about the hundreds of thousands of 150 lb mammals coming over the border up from the south. Who vote reliably democrat.

[Robert DeLong]

Louisiana is full of them. I have been importing ours there. /sarcasm 8>)

[FrankR]

I’m of the opinion that the only thing that was ever good about California was the “gold rush”...and even that is over.

[libstripper]

There’s only one solution—introduce Burmese pythons and Boa Constrictors. If that doesn’t work, they could always try Black Mambas.

[MrKatykelly]

Lol

[Noumenon]

“A giant 20-pound rodent with the ability to destroy roads, levees and wetlands has been discovered in Stanislaus County.”

You’ll find an amazing number of them in Sacramento.

[Yaelle]

[Leep]

Rats for the ‘rats.

[jjotto]

Nutria, for those who don’t want to go to the link.

Best known from Louisiana.

[BroJoeK]

Nutria aka Coypu from South America:

[Pollster1]

Rodents of Unusual Size - ROUS. Sounds dangerous.

[Grampa Dave]

Nutria were brought into California in 1917 and supposedly raised for their fur.

There was no market for their fur, and they were released in to the rivers and damned water.

It becomes very interesting, when one tries to get on and in your kayak with you in the yak and in the river.

[ptsal]

Spread the story in San Francisco that roasted nutria is an organic stimulant that enhances male performance and expands the power of marijuana smoke.

~~problem solved

[tet68]

Two of them?

[ExTexasRedhead]

The 20-lb burrowing rodents are already inhabiting the Governor’s office and CA Assembly. They’ve been there for years breeding.

[deport]

California needs to enjoy like the folks in South Louisiana do.

Nutria recipes
http://www.nutria.com/site14.php

[American in Israel]

Illegal imrodents, let me guess, you are not allowed to get rid of them no matter how much damage they do to your property.