NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart, rats of several species have evolved to thrive in major cities—yet the sight of a rat scurrying across West Broadway can make even the most hardened urbanite jump.

The milk snake is harmless. The largest species in New York is the black rat snake, reaching lengths of eight feet! These largely black-colored snakes are found primarily along cliffs and rocky slopes ...

In New York, as in all great seaports ... In the spring and summer, multitudes of one species, the brown rat, live in twisting, many-chambered burrows in vacant lots and parks.

New York’s weather has many residents scurrying from the cold to cozy spots. Including the rats. The United States' most populous city has been spared the Upper Midwest's extreme wind chills ...

2 spot on Orkin’s list of most rat-infested cities in the U.S. Tracey ... and Huffington Post. New York City can breathe a big collective sigh of relief: they're not America's rattiest city.

New York City is the second most rat-infested US city after Chicago, and one group of residents is taking matters into its own hands - or rather, into the paws of its four-legged friends.

The truth is you give an inch back, they'll take a mile. There's no definitive count of the rat populace in New York, though one recent estimate placed it at about 3 million. Various mayors ...

New York City is preparing to roll out an unconventional strategy for tackling its rodent problem: rat birth control. The city says its pilot program goes into effect April 26, distributing ...