Why are Humans so afraid of Rats and Mice?

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Just a few examples





I'll be the first to admit that I'm afraid of both.

 

[Swiggy]

Stigma that they carry disease, when just about every gotdamn animal do, especially people

 

[BedRoomI'z]

Self-explanatory

They are pests

 

[MAKAVELI25]

http://www.cdc.gov/rodents/diseases/direct.html

http://www.orkin.com/rodents/rats/rat-borne-diseases/

 

[MikelArteta]

lab mice are cool

 

[Spoonz]

didn't they help spread the bubonic plague or something?

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Self-explanatory

They are pests

So are Squirrels yet no one goes hysterical when 1 runs past them.

 

[BedRoomI'z]

So are Squirrels.

and yet they know how to keep their ass outside.

 

[Black Magisterialness]

Rats only contributed to the spread the biggest and most deadly airborne disease mankind has ever seen. The shyt killed off over 2/3 of Europe...meaning if you were in Europe you prolly died.

 

[BuyandSave]

What kind of a man is afraid of mice?

Rats though...

 

[Spidey Man]

Bubonic plague has a little something to do with it.

 

[Phoenix_Knightly23]

Not afraid of mice or rats. I had 2 mice as pets but one bit my thumb so I fed them to my snakes

 

[Olu Dara]

Mice are cool, rats are dirty and can bite And they carry diseases

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

What kind of a man is afraid of mice?

Rats though...

I would love to see how you would respond to a remote control mouse running past you when you're pouring your cereal.

 

[BedRoomI'z]

Not afraid of mice or rats. I had 2 mice as pets but one bit my thumb so I fed them to my snakes

Dam!

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