Hahaha. This makes me laugh so hard. I can totally picture you standing on the table squeaking. I'm sorry he was in your house but I'm glad you caught him. When I was younger I helped on a farm, and there were rats int he barns. They weren't bad during the day, but at night when you had to be out there with a pig giving birth you could hear them and see them. Oh My Goodness....Creepy!! They can grow to be big beasts.