Nutria under the gun on the 17th Street Canal New Orleans

"Posted by Andrew Vanacore June 05, 2008 11:02PMA Jefferson Parish SWAT team has been called in to defend the 17th Street Canal.The threat? Nutria, the orange-toothed rodents that eat through marshlands and...

Man Mistaken for Rat: Shot in the Head

I would assume this is not the first time a man was mistaken for a rat, but a snorkeler for a nutria, well that's a new one. In case you do not know what a 'nutria' is: a large semiaquatic beaverlike rodent,...

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