I wouldn’t worry about the rats in Florida. The pythons will get 'em.
Years ago I was installing a wetland mitigation site adjacent to a natural wetland in NC. Put in many thousands of water grown wetland plants worth many thousands of dollars over a five acre site. Went back to the site three days later everything but the Nyssa aquatica was gone and the culprits were still working, Nutria! Cute little guys, not real safe to eat unfortunately, skinned out nicely though.
I see.
Mine went more like this – tiny parrots => I-hope-not-dead parrots => Inspector Clouseau