A dad and son were left stunned after discovering a 'monster' rat, measuring 52 centimetres - 20 inches, in their family garden in Minster, Sheppey. Ethan Squire, who is about to study music at Bristol University, said his dad stumbled upon the mighty rodent while they were gardening.

The 18-year-old said: "We have never had rats before, so I have no idea where this one has come from. It must have been at least 32 centimetres without the tail and with it, about 52 centimetres [20 inches]."

He took a photo of the rodent but added: "The way the rat is halfway off the shovel does not do it justice."

The find comes after a 22-inch supersized rat, thought to be the largest captured in the UK, was discovered in Yorkshire at the start of August.

These rodents dwarf the average UK brown rat,

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