Bush Rat: It’s what’s for dinner
Around this time of year in Benin, groups of men go through fields of tall dry grasses or stalks of corn and hunt rats. I managed to catch a few shots of some of these chasseurs. Compared to the domestic animals here, the rats look remarkably healthy. They are medium sized, filled out and have healthy coats. I’m not sure exactly how they are cooked, but according to locals and volunteers alike they taste pretty good.
This particular group had already collected around 20 rats in a rice bag. The weapon of choice is a stick with a loop snare near the end.
