Stan The Man writes:

...or if not, what other creature might be responsible for the
disembowelled rat next to my compost heap? Actually, it was only
slightly disembowelled so maybe my welcome predator changed its mind on
tasting it...... TIA.

Are you sure it's been disembowelled as opposed to its stomach
bursting due to the gas build-up that happens as the body decays?

Alan

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