Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Sacred Black rats (Rattus rattus) feeding at Karni Mata Temple, known as the 'temple of rats', Rajasthan, India, October 2018.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Sacred rats, Black rats (Rattus rattus) feeding at Karni Mata Temple, known as the 'temple of rats', Rajasthan, India, October 2018.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Sacred Black rats (Rattus rattus) at Karni Mata Temple, known as the 'temple of rats', Rajasthan, India, October 2018.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Black rat (Rattus rattus) - there is an eradication program to remove these pests, and protect seabird colonies, Shaint Isles, Western isles, Scotland, June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Black rat (Rattus rattus) there is an eradication program to remove these pests, and protect seabird colonies, Shaint Isles, Western isles, Scotland, June.

Juergen Freund / Wildlife carer Margit Cianelli feeding Black-footed tree-rat / Djintamoonga (Mesembriomys gouldii) Lumholtz Lodge, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. Model released.

Juergen Freund / Wildlife carer Margit Cianelli feeding Black-footed tree-rat / Djintamoonga (Mesembriomys gouldii) Lumholtz Lodge, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. Model released.

Joao Burini / Caninana (Spilotes pullatus) Parque do Zizo Private Reserve, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.

Lucas Bustamante / Yellow rat snake (Spilotes pullatus) portrait, Otongachi, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador.

Chris Mattison / Yellow ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus quadrivittata) juvenile on white background, occurs in Florida

Ingo Arndt / Black rat {Rattus rattus} Karni Mata temple, Rajasthan, India

Franco Banfi / Scuba diver with Black coral (Antiphates wallastoni), Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean