David Taylor and Stephen Martin are representatives for a northeast England region. They shared an image of the large rat on July 28. See it.

In many parts of the UK, people are seeing more and more rats in city neighborhoods. Overflowing bins, leftover takeout, and mild winters are giving these rodents the perfect conditions to thrive. Now,

Exterminators discovered a nearly 2-foot-long gargantuan rat inside an English home, and officials are warning the cat-sized rodent is “not a one-off” but part of an increasingly out-of-control infestation in the area,