Pets

Video Has New Yorkers Asking: Is That Her Pet Or A Subway Rat?

A rat that crawled down a woman's shirt also has New Yorkers asking, "Why does Twitter do this to me every damn morning?"

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — New video posted to social media is raising serious questions from New Yorkers: Is that rat her rat? Why does Twitter keep doing this to me? And how is she crossing her legs that way?

The video in question, was shared by @subwaycreatures Thursday morning, appears to show a Brooklyn Q train approaching the Seventh Avenue station on Flatbush Avenue.

And it shows a woman, quietly reading her phone, as a rat crawls down her shirt.

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New Yorkers had questions:

"Is that her pet or a subway [rat]?" Asked Oktober_Amour on Instragram.

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"Why does twitter do this to me every damn morning I wake up," asked @xKingKrank, on Twitter.

Added another Instagram user, referring to a woman sitting near the subject of the video, "So we just gonna ignore the lady legs?"

The answer to that last one was no:

Some discerning viewers noted a woman sitting next to the video subject sported a similar outfit and a white rat, leading them to believe the rodents were pets and the women were aware of their presence.

At least one other New Yorker had a different theory.

But on point, I think we can all agree:

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