Snakes represent another type of animal that are natural enemies and predators of rats.
Roof rat natural predators.
Birds of prey are famous for feeding on rodents.
On the other hand smaller snakes will seek out and prey on baby rats.
Hawks and falcons hunt by day and owls typically.
Domestic cats are actually more mouse predators than rat predators but some will take on a rat.
Keeping roof rats out is therefore a difficult task.
5 natural predators of the rat 1.
Adult roof rats measure 6 8 16 20 cm when combining their head and body length.
Roof rats have many natural predators including.
Cats can only kill 25 to 30 rats per year and dogs are actually worse because their sloppy eating habits encourage rats.
Roof rats have soft and smooth fur that is typically brown with intermixed spots of black.
Predators are poor and temporary controls.
Roof rats are long and thin rodents that have large eyes and ears a pointed nose and a scaly tail.
Certain types of larger snakes prey on adult rats.
Their undersides are often white gray or black.