A black rat hitched a ride from B.C. to Alberta inside a ’68 Chevy pickup before the rodent was discovered chewing its way through a Red Deer garage.
The homeowner attempted to trap the intruder in a milk crate before calling for backup.
The vermin — discovered dead inside the garage Monday, most likely of natural causes, moments after a government rat inspector arrived — is one of the latest rats to invade the province.
Dozens of them snuck in last year, despite a decades-long battle to keep the vermin out.
Alberta, the only Canadian province considered rat-free, has been defending its borders
