China has come up with an earthquake prediction system, which relies on the behavior of snakes, two days after two quakes struck off neighboring Taiwan.
The earthquake bureau in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi autonomous region in southern China, had developed its system using a combination of natural instinct and modern technology. According to Jiang Weisong the Bureau Director, snakes are the most sensitive to earthquakes than any other creature on the earth. It can sense an earthquake from 120 km away, three to five days before it happens. They respond by behaving strangely.
Experts at the bureau monitor snakes at local snake farms via video cameras linked to a broadband Internet connection. The video feed runs 24 hours per day.
(The Business Line, 29 December 2006)
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