Giant 25-lb rat found in London, let my nightmares commence.

A gas engineer has told how he discovered a rat bigger than his dog as he worked at a block of apartments.

Tony Smith, 46, spotted the dead rodent in a bush near a children’s playground while working in north London. He believes it weighs more than 25-lbs and is “about 4ft” long with its tail. This would easily put it on a par with the largest known rat species in the world.

“This is the largest rat I’ve ever seen in my entire life,” he said.

He took a photograph of his friend James Green, an electrician, holding up the supersize rat to the camera.

Mr. Smith added: “I’ve got a cat and a Jack Russell and it was bigger than both of those.”

Well, that’s just horrifying. Sweet Mother of God. I hate rats and this thing is as nightmare inducing as it gets. I swear if I rounded a corner and ran into that thing I’d fall over dead on the spot. Man, I wish I could unsee that monster. Now excuse me while I go look at pictures of puppies and stuff.

Note: Wait. I just noticed that the dude is holding it up with one hand. Plus he’s holding it out towards the camera, making himself look smaller. There’s no way that rodent is 25-lbs. I smell a . . . well, you know.

Note II: Sparky would rip that mouse to shreds. Sparky’s badass.