 It's an animal that can get in a lot of trouble quickly. It can get into ceilings and chew on wires. As part of the two-day event, over 100 people are getting tips on how rats behave and how to manage them. Traps and poison baits and everything are about 20% of the picture. Part of that means accepting a brutal reality. I want to say eradicate rats, but they'll never be gone. In Foggy Bottom, Scott Gellman, WTOP News. Other news, they run red lights and stop signs and dart in and out of traffic.