"Ratting” out unwanted hotel guests

Sunday, 20 Apr, 2010 0

A three-foot-long python snake perched in a toilet that a guest was about to use was not that unusual — especially when considering other uninvited guests such as rats.
 

The female guest at a Hampton Inn hotel in La Vista, Neb., “spotted the snake before sitting down,” according to a report by 40/29 TV. The Nebraska Humane Society captured the snake, which was likely someone’s pet.
 

The episode revealed a “rat” analysis conducted for USA TODAY’S Hotel Check-in earlier this year. TripAdvisor found reviewers mentioned the word “rat” almost one third more than the previous year.
 

“The analysis, of course, is not scientific. The uptick could easily be explained by an increase in the number of reviewers writing about escaping ‘the rat race’ or partying at hotels favored by ‘the Rat Pack,’” said USA TODAY.
 

But it could also suggest a slight uptick in rat sightings this year versus last year.
 

No explanation was immediately offered.
 

By David Wilkening
 



 

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