Originally Posted By: Susan
In older neighborhoods, leave all the toilet lids down. Older neighborhoods often have old-fashioned clay sewer lines that get broken or separated. Rats and snakes have been known to go up the toilet line, through the trap (even with water, but why?) and into the toilet. Keeping the lids down encourages them to go back the way they came.

Good call!

Rats and snakes can swim almost as well as fish. You can thank the Discovery Channel for the Ultimate Rat show which highlighted a rat that was smart enough to open the darned refrigerator door, eat some of the food, then close the door behind him.
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