You don't want to meet one in real life though. We at Green Shield, will make sure you don't have to. We like to be rid of them, and our Pest Repeller makes sure of it. In the meantime, civilisation's constant co-habitation with rats seems to have got to people's heads, read on. The Egyptians deified rats. Depending who you believe, you're never more than 10 feet, a few feet, or just three feet from a rat. That said, rats are not evenly distributed. Of course, some people like to have rats breeding in their homes. Rats are like people. They enjoy eating, playing, sleeping, and ... Read More about Rat Facts