Nutria OR Rodents of Unusual Size

 If you met this guy on the trail as I did, you would be doing the I-hate-rodents-dance, too. It involves some yelping and hopping.  After a bout of yelping, I thought immediately of one of my favorite movies The Princess Bride and the rodents of unusual size.  
Nutria  were first imported to Louisiana in 1930 for the fur farming industry.  Since we saw this guy in Rodanthe, North Carolina, I would say they escaped the farm to keep their fur.