Bezuidenhout, who earned a five-way share of the lead at The Open after the first round, had expected the bottle to contain Coca-Cola, but it had been repurposed to hold the rat poison.

NOT many punters tipped Christiaan Bezuidenhout for The Open, but the South African is used to beating the odds. Bezuidenhout, 31, was left fighting for his life when he accidentally drank RAT ...

Paul D. Van Duyne Jr. and Andrea “Ani” Whitaker are charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree intentional homicide and stalking for allegedly trying to poison two women.

When rats and mice consume poison, they don’t die right on the spot, she said. They carry on looking for food and water, and sometimes are eaten by predators like bald eagles, coyotes and foxes.