A plague of rats the size of small dogs have taken over a neighbourhood

A mother claims a rat the size of a small dog ran up her son's leg after a plague of the rodents has hit her neighbourhood.

Kaylee Kennedy, 28, says the rodents are out of control after invading the area around her home.

She claims they have chewed through the wires of her car and caused her to run out of gas as she's too terrified to go outside.