News·Posted on 24 Feb 2015An 18-Inch Rat Has Been Spotted In North London And People Are Remaining Surprisingly CalmPictures of the supposed 18-inch rat reached the top of Facebook's trending topics.by Richard JamesBuzzFeed News Reporter, UKLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Imagine looking out into your back garden and spotting this huge creature staring back at you. According to the Daily Mail, Firth believed the rat was between 16 and 18 inches long. People on Twitter were both horrified and totally unimpressed by the pictures. #crybaby @afterstories "Belsize Park: London homeowner photographs rat estimated to be 16-18-inches long in garden" what a time to be alive 12:52 AM - 24 Feb 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Amélie Poulain @TheOnlyCleoLuna No I won't click on the link about the 16/18-inch rat photographed in Belsize Park... (In North London, a few miles away from me, argggg) 10:29 PM - 23 Feb 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Jane Staiano @yourPollyanna Urrghh!! There is NOTHING super about a rat! :( #BelsizePark 06:57 PM - 23 Feb 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Belsize Village @BelsizeVillage Giant rat on the loose in da hood! omg lol wtf!! :) 09:14 AM - 24 Feb 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Stophmcc @stophmcc My new annoyance is the giant rat hysteria that's hit our house. Every night a new urban legend and they're always conveniently cat-sized 08:03 PM - 23 Feb 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Shones @s_h_o_n_e_s i bet it can run so fast, with its giant rat legs 07:54 PM - 23 Feb 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Scott Dog @Scrizzler Hahhahahaha anyone else see that giant rat? I'd take it in, give it a loving home 06:30 PM - 23 Feb 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite jim phillips @jhsphillips enough already with giant rat stories 05:51 PM - 23 Feb 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite All hail the giant cat. BraveMany @bravemany I've been hearing about the Giant Rat situation down south. And I've solved the problem. Introducing Giant Cat. 01:33 AM - 24 Feb 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Mutant 15-Inch Rat Terrorises Family After Chewing Through Concrete Wall buzzfeed.com Rats The Size Of Cats Spotted In Birmingham buzzfeed.com