Wow, so I don't think I'll be vacationing in China anytime soon. Some crazy dude caught what appears to be a giant rat straight out of every first level of every video game you've ever played:

The ratcatcher, who was only named as Mr Xian, said he swooped for the rodent after seeing a big crowd of people surrounding it on the street.

 

He told local Chinese newspapers that he thought the rat might be a valuable specimen, or a rare species, and had to muster up his courage before grabbing its tail and picking it up by the scruff of its neck.

 

"I did it, I caught a rat the size of a cat!" he shouted out afterwards, according to the reports. Mr Xian is believed to still be in possession of the animal, after stuffing into a bag and departing the scene.

 

The local forestry unit in the city identified the nightmarish creature as a bamboo rat from initial photographs, but said that it would need to examine the rat more closely before making a final identification.

He's still in possession of the animal because he stuffed it into a bag and left the scene? What the hell are you going to do with a ray the size of your torso? Become king of the local rat fight circut? Whatever, the case, I hope the two are very happy together.