People love legends about such unpleasant and repulsive animals like rats. Each time, these rodents are gaining more and more popularity in works of art and local horror stories. People, not stinting on words and chilling details, tell each other scary stories about giant mutant rats that are incredible in size and can eat a child or an adult alive. So the story of the Afghan cannibal rat shocked Russia in the 90s.
Cute dachshund
This story happened in Russia almost 28 years ago. The rich people of the country, in search of constant exotic innovations, often started a dog of the Dachshund breed, which was inaccessible to the average Russians.
Once, a woman bought such a fee for her family and, as if nothing had happened, was walking along the street with her. The dog was very active and mischievous, she constantly ran down the street sniffing something and playing. Soon, children began to gather near the dachshund. She was so kind and affectionate that the mistress never worried that her dog could harm others.
Unexpected discovery
Once, a family was visited by a close friend who was a veterinarian by profession. When he saw the dachshund, he fell horrified and immediately called up a police force, which for a long time could not capture the animal. The dachshund showed stiff resistance, was very aggressive, and law enforcement agencies had to shoot the animal.
During the investigation, it became clear that it was not a dachshund, but an Afghan rat. Which was the size of a dog and was practically no different in appearance. Only a specialist could identify such a rat. The animal is very strong and unpredictable, it can kill not only a small child, but also bite an adult.
Such a legend has many endings and interpretations, in some story there are murders and terrible consequences of a person meeting with an Afghan rat. It is worth noting that this legend has nothing to do with real stories. People suggest that this story got its start because of the war in Afghanistan. Allegedly, by launching dangerous rats, the terrorists tried to exterminate the enemy. The Afghan rat, whose photo simply does not exist in nature, scared people so much that some simply stopped buying Dachshund dogs.
Rats in the subway
Another story involving an Afghan rat was unveiled by a metro driver in Moscow. According to him, huge rats running across the paths are often met on the longest subway corridors. This is supposedly an Afghan cannibal rat the size of a huge dog. When the driver makes his way, he often meets this terrible beast with his eyes.
Incidentally, the color of the eyes and the situation of the meeting between the driver and the cannibal are constantly changing. The name of the driver who exactly witnessed this phenomenon is also unknown. But the story is actively told to people with chilling details and details.
Rats in the caves
Stories about giant Afghan rats did not pass by Moscow experts who study caves and tunnels. In one of the collectors under a local zoo, a group of diggers was attacked by giant Afghan rats that were similar in size to dogs. Specialists barely fought off giant beasts, having thrown their instrument at monsters. It should be noted that this story also appears in several interpretations. Each time replenished with mysterious facts and moments. People say that the legend could have arisen due to an anonymous call to the diggers club - someone said that giant killer rats live in sewers.
Is there an Afghan rat?
Of course, these stories are real stories to intimidate people. In fact, rats in Afghanistan do not differ in size from ordinary ones - from Russian cellars. So, their sizes do not exceed the average.
Every story that brought the Russians to panic horror certainly looks believable. After all, the largest rat has indeed been found. And this is not an Afghan cannibal rat, a photo of which no one has ever seen, but the Bosawi rat, who lives in Papua New Guinea.
This giant rat has a length of 82 cm and a weight of 1.5 kg. In fact, this creature is very peaceful and did not even suspect the existence of man. This animal can be calmly stroked if there is enough courage. After all, the animal does not look much different from the basement rat, except perhaps by its gigantic size. Not a single zoologist has suffered from contact with an interesting find. According to experts, the animal does not run away and does not show aggression.
There is no denying the fact that sometimes even a small rat seems like a huge creature to humans. But you should not be afraid of huge mutant rats. Those rats that live in urban sewers are not larger than normal sizes. They will not attack a person in order to bite or eat. In reality, big rats exist, but it is impossible to meet them with a simple city dweller. And there are no Afghan rats at all. Therefore, you can sleep peacefully.