What should you do if you see a nutria rat?

Oct 15, 2022 ... Thanks bro, it's definitely an albino Nutria. Kind of like a shiny rat-mermaid. Upvote 1. Downvote Reply reply. Award Share. u/ ... May 1, 2013 ... Nutria are 20-pound rodents that are gnawing away at the coast of Louisiana. They are eating so much vegetation, principally roots that hold ... Nutria have a long, thin rat-like tail unlike the beaver's (broad, flat) or muskrat's (thin, scaled) tails. Muskrat also undulate their tails back and forth ... Nutria first came to Louisiana from South America in 1937, when E. A. McIlhenny brought 13 of them to Avery Island.... In 1940, some of the nutria escaped ... Oct 3, 2023 ... Also known as nutria, the pesky rodents are harmless to humans but can be quite damaging. The nutria (or Coypu) is a large, invasive, semi-aquatic rodent that resembles a beaver or muskrat and originates from South America. The State of Florida lists Nutria as a conditional species, prohibiting personal possession and requiring a permit to possess or import this species by licensed ... Nov 21, 2016 ... Indeed, nutria meat has been the foundation of burgers—and a lot of other dishes—for a long time in Louisiana, a state whose swamps have been ... Jan 5, 2024 ... The nutria, also known as a coypu rat, nutria rat, river rat or swamp beaver, and by its Latin name myocastor coypus, is native to South ... Dec 15, 2022 ... Nutria Population Dynamics – A Timeline 1930s – Imported from fur farms, nutria were released, either intentionally or accidentally, ...