a confirmed river rat
580815
A real life saga of one man's journey down the "Mighty Mississippi".  A confirmed river rat, he brings to life the joys and dangers of his solo expedition.  Byron did a great job in carrying you along with him every step of the way.  I found my heart pounding, muscles aching, stomach cramping but also excited, awed and lifted in spirit.  Definitely a must read and would make a great gift for the adventuresome spirit.
4404182
Coming out of this winter I had 26 fish in our little garden pond... until this villainous bird dropped by for lunch. With only 11 fish remaining, I picked up this alligator head. It's an incredibly detailed head! Apparently each one is hand painted, so no two heads are alike! It gave my wife a scare coming out of the box and certainly caught our next door neighbor's attention. Unfortunately, the heron returned to gobble up all but 3 of our last remaining fish (thus the 4-star rating as it's apparently more frightening to the neighbors than the bird), but I still enjoy looking at this alligator head. It's really cool to have floating around in the pond, and it's so detailed that I might just have to give it a name...

If only it could actually eat that darned bird!
2636566
This item works. I caught one small garden snake and a small rat. However, there are signs that maybe bigger rats were able to brake loose from the glue.
3730638
The Ratzapper Classic is a great product that solves a complicated problem: how to kill mice and rats.  Poison is effective, but the concern is that domestic or beneficial predatory animals may kill and eat the poisoned rat.  Spring traps are usually effective, although I have had a few occasions where the animal has obviously suffered needlessly when the trap captured them only partially.  And then there's the issue of prying apart the trap and disposing of the rodent.

The Ratzapper works as advertised.  You insert 4 "AA" batteries (not included), and leave the unit off.  Bait it with dry dog food, placing some of the kibble inside the trap all the way at the back.  Leave the unit out overnight or until the food is gone to make sure the rodent is used to the trap.  Then bait it again, and flip the switch to "ON".  A red indicator light on the top of the unit will flash when it has discharged, and inside will be a dead rat or mouse.  I have not seen any signs of undue trauma to the rodents, with no bleeding or other evidence of painful death.  To empty the trap, you simply pick it up, carry it to a trash can and tip it so the mouse or rat slides out.

The chamber is about 4" square, by 10" long, so any small animal that can get in there is probably at risk.  While I have never "caught" anything other than rats and mice, the label does say that squirrels and chipmunks would be killed if they venture inside for the kibble you have set out.

The "AA" batteries last for about 10 "kills"; more if you use the expensive lithium batteries (up to 30, according to the label).  You also have to protect the trap from the elements; the literature recommends putting it in a section of pipe with an end cap if used outdoors.

The Rat Zapper is the best vermin control I have found yet.
2046709
My RV is under attack by small mice and monster ( six inches or longer) meg-rats. I have tried camphor, load music blasted into the RV, bright lights in all the hiding spots, surrounding the RV with a phalanx of traps and poisons. I have cuts heads off of rats and put them on toothpicks and stuck in the ground to warn them of the death that will find them if they cross the line. If this product helps me not have my engine electrical wire and hydraulic fluid tubes chewed up, I will give it 5 stars. Wait until you hear from me again in the spring.
4344957
She puts Memphis in such a bad light.  Most of it is outright lies.  I've lived in Memphis all my life, been on the river hundreds of times and NEVER seen a rat.  We Memphians try to pretend she doesn't exist.  No wonder she couldn't get along with her co-stars on her shows.
3148061
With the descriptions I read before purchase I thought it would fit our rat.  He is larger and it is too small. Well made though, check your pets size.
1944133
OMG! We got these on Friday evening. My husband was too impatient to give a free meal to the rats infesting our yard so he set them the first time out, but gave a few bits of dog food at the opening.  Zap! We got one the first night. Then another big one last night! They are going into the same one so he is going to place them closer together under his storage building.  I'm truly hoping we don't get a squirrel or rabbit but the rats are not welcome!  I would recommend this a thousand times based on our initial results.  If it can kill a rat as big as we got last night then it's only a matter of time before we get them all.
3127277
The picture and ad shows that small rodents can be safely caught in this trap. I purchased it for rodents the size of a small rat or squirrel. What arrived was a humane trap that was the size of a mouse. Grampa Gus has a cheaply made, poorly advertised trap. I am not happy at all with this purchase.
275948
I have this raccoon next to my pond and he looks so real that you have to take a second look to see if he moves. :)
2593601
I think I've caught and killed at least a dozen rats and field mice in this thing. Bait with dog food and with a little peanut butter and you're good to go.
162715
This book is fantastic for rat lovers!!!!!!! I have a pet rat myself and this book has so many awesome rats in it!!!!!!!! One reason this book really caught my attention is because the rats play nice rolls. Rats normally would be evil creatures who only lurk in dark places. But in this book the rats are extremely nice and smart. Its a amazing book perfect for all kinds of ages!!!!!!!!
2229970
talking rats, talking fish that allows a rat to ride on it's back, pages and pages of lyrics .... talking missiles ... it is just so weird...
1546504
Saw a snake crawl over the granules shortly after sprinkling.  Havent seen one since, so i'm not 100% sold on it just yet.

I'll update review if I feel necessary.
2588514
I have to say that my personal experience with rats is limited.  Growing up in a small town in the Midwest, I encountered the very occasional mouse but I have no recollections of seeing a rat until I moved to New York City.  Even then, my only encounters have been from a distance on subway tracks.  But I find the rat a fascinating creature.  Clearly, Robert Sullivan does too.
A lot has been made of the multitude of facts about rats that Sullivan communicates in this book and does do that but he also does much more.  He gives us a history lesson of rat migrations through history along with quite a few interesting anecdotes about the history of New York City from the days of the Revolution through the fall of the World Trade Center.  Despite his obvious respect for the rat, he blows away numerous myths about the rat (like one rat per person in NYC) and tells a lot about how to "control" rats, as they can never really be exterminated.  However, the real engagement in this book comes from everything being couched in the author's one year field study of the rat in a small alley in downtown New York.  Without this, all of Sullivan's informative research wouldn't be quite so interesting.
What we end up with is a very readable book.  I don't consider myself to be afraid of rats though I'm sure if I would put myself in some of the positions Sullivan did, I would feel every bit of a chill running up and down my spine.  Fortunately, we don't have to put ourselves face to face with rats.  Sullivan has done the job for us and written a wonderful account of the experience.  Anyone whose ever had even an inkling of wonder about these tenacious creature wouldn't want to miss this book.
430846
It's great to have a humane option when dealing with small critters.  Caught several healthy looking rats that we relocated.  Thanks Havahart!
924922
One unit works well, but after catching a large rat it would not stop sending the electric charge continuously.
I cleaned the unit with a moist cloth no excess water and put it our to dry. It then would continuously indicate that it had caught something but in fact it has not.
After further drying it now appears to work properly but I have not caught another rodent at this stage in this unit.

I bought 2 units the other unit kills well reloads and works again without any trouble.