I always wondered how the rats survive after a extreme high tide. Such as the one last winter when the ditch was full and overflowing. You would think they would get drowned.
Anyone who has seen the rats have also seen the humongus black snakes that hang in the rocks, trying to ambush a rat or mouse. I was fishing near highbanks one morning and saw the biggest snake ever. He was near the edge of the road and I was coming up from the edge of the ditch. Without exagerating, it was damn near 5 feet long - black and fat. That snake sent chills up my spine!
