Radioactive snakes help scientists monitor fallout from Fukushima nuclear disaster

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Glue and duct tape used to fit rat snakes with dosimeters and GPS movement trackers to help researchers understand long-term effects of radiation

Around 150,000 people were forced to flee in the immediate aftermath of the accident and though many have returned, an area of nearly 400 square kilometres is still deemed unfit for human habitation.

 

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So if any scientists get bitten by these radioactive snakes, will they get all like snakey super-powers and shit?

They're not radioactive, just fitted with dosimeters and other instruments. Bad headline.

This is literally the plot to every Godzilla movie.

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