Once considered a pest, these swamp rats eventually became a key part of Louisiana's cuisine, and, quite surprisingly, have a ...

Most of our readers have never seen a nutria in real life, or even have a clue what one is. That's OK — you aren't missing too much if this describes you. Nutrias are sizable swamp rats with big ...

Think your city has a rodent problem? Then consider the nutria, a huge, "semiaquatic" rodent that looks like a cross between a beaver and a sewer rat, but with bright orange incisors. Also know as ...

I didn't even have to search for a nutria: One simply materialized before my eyes. This particular specimen was too large to call a rat. It was not in a pack, and the way it swam freely left no ...