The Invincible ‘Super Rats’ Genetically Resistant to Poison

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6 жыл бұрын

For decades, setting traps and deploying poison did the trick when it came to getting rid of rats. But after years of city life, some of the rodents have begun to genetically mutate, developing a resistance to poison and a gift for outsmarting traps. These “super rats” are on the rise in metropolitan areas the world over- and without a surefire way to catch them, they’re getting smarter, stronger, and larger in number every day.
On this episode of ‘PEST KINGDOM,’ VICE Japan sat down with a handful of experts studying super rats to hear exactly how the rodents got so strong, and find out what-if anything-can be done to get them under control.
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@VICE 6 жыл бұрын

"Super rats" are smarter, stronger, and bigger than the normal rodents you see in the subway. VICE Japan met some of the experts investigating this new breed of mutated rat to figure out what, if anything, can be done to control the pests. WATCH NEXT: Shark Hunters of Japan - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y5mFo6R4t7CdiIE.html

@marduk9137 6 жыл бұрын

thx vice love ya

@SupernaturalBeingsofEarth 6 жыл бұрын

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@SupernaturalBeingsofEarth 6 жыл бұрын

sigman theseacreature can't catch one..

@SupernaturalBeingsofEarth 6 жыл бұрын

Ps: more than I problem going on obviously,, here's 2,, *one is if it's true rats can get around dieing from the proper dose Poison. *Second is how they get up the tower's. and the list will be much bigger thru the country in all different eco eliminates but curiosity of what animals or is it weather again... We are quick to blame things we understand or see and have heard the reputation for the reasons of connecting to the problems.

@theu.kreviewchannel8906 6 жыл бұрын

Would you guys be interested in doing a weed in the uk episode as there’s a mass influx of California and Canadian weeds going for up to £1000 a oz and it’s took over and causing wars! I have loads of links for you if you do!

@driveasandwich6734 4 жыл бұрын

There is a solution: wait for this- Super Cats!

@holung1772 3 жыл бұрын

Is that the joker line？

@driveasandwich6734 3 жыл бұрын

@@holung1772 Yes

@greenclydefrog 6 жыл бұрын

Misread, thought the rat can become invisible. I guess the thumbnail picture threw me off.

@gastonmera7332 6 жыл бұрын

greenclydefrog same

@missplasticpony 6 жыл бұрын

Thought the same

@JuarezDerrick 6 жыл бұрын

Yep

@KC-zw7hb 5 жыл бұрын

Something tells me that was intentional... subtle click bait

@pamminer6000 6 жыл бұрын

That one little scared rat was so cute I couldn't help but feel sorry for it. Pet rats are very sweet and smart and loving little critters, kind of like a dog you can hold.

@ununseptium7961 6 жыл бұрын

The one scientist gives new meaning to giving a rats ass.

@NBLLILZPIMP 6 жыл бұрын

unun septium Lmaooooooooooooooooo

@okonkwojohnson867 6 жыл бұрын

I guess rats are going to kill us first, Sorry AI

@Stoney-Jacksman 6 жыл бұрын

hahaha

@amano6979 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@edwardmupenda3080 6 жыл бұрын

not resistant to cats!

@ronppcg 6 жыл бұрын

or a Crosman 2240

@NuWhite 6 жыл бұрын

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@NuWhite 6 жыл бұрын

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@killjoy_5309 6 жыл бұрын

I live in New York and literally rats will gang up and kill cats or pigeons or anything they can overwhelm. It’s terrifying.

@edwardmupenda3080 6 жыл бұрын

Hoober Mcgoober jesus christ, that would be scary. Are they super rats too?

@1943vermork 6 жыл бұрын

Very good video. I’m glad you let the specialists talk and explain their stuffs.

@matthewmckenna248 6 жыл бұрын

As if ordinary Rats weren't bad enough....

@82PeRK 6 жыл бұрын

THERE ARE MORE RATZ IN NYC THAN THERE ARE HUMANS 3 TIMES OVER

@trxllbandxtxd3234 6 жыл бұрын

Dat nigga Roger maybe you’re the rat

@wwondertwin 6 жыл бұрын

They are not bad. Humans have simply removed their natural predators from the environment, while giving endless supply of food to them. The problem is not that there are rats, they are in fact an important part of the ecosystem. The problem is imbalance that has caused there to be too many rats in certain areas. Rat poison also kills small predators that eat rats, making the problem worse.

@Nicoleisunderwater 6 жыл бұрын

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^this should be the top comment, srs.

@fredeheerser7914 6 жыл бұрын

not imune to lead.

@hulagu3068 6 жыл бұрын

they're trying to make super saiyan rats.

@ramoncarmona2805 6 жыл бұрын

Hulagu straight up super mini rat vegeta

@TheFlexorcist 6 жыл бұрын

Rats with a blonde tuft of hair ontop of their heads lmfao

@TheEmhalo 6 жыл бұрын

best jeff goldblum voice "life um... finds um... a way"

@amberlinmchugh8115 4 жыл бұрын

This is true in California too. I have the mice from Nimh. They're getting smaller so the catch and release traps aren't working and they eat a ton of the green poison blocks and almost never die. They seem smarter and less scared of people and pets

@africanliving294 6 жыл бұрын

We had a rat infestation. Like hundreds. No need to mention how terrible and terrifying that was. So after trying everything (poison,traps, professional help lol) we decided to give some random rat expert a chance and this guy comes with a square, blue gel like substance and proceeds to toss them all over the house with the warning to not let our dogs into the house. A few days later the rats disappeared. They didn’t die. They just....left. It’s been a year now. Absolutely No rats and I’m still shocked. Anyone knows what that could have been ? I never got to ask the guy because to be honest I’m not convinced sorcery was not involved.

@ChrisGilliamOffGrid 6 жыл бұрын

Nina Neenaah Clearly he was sent back from the future to terminate rats. 😎

@yaearmeow 6 жыл бұрын

probably the gel was a certain smell that rats dont like and that drives them away.

@MrFuzzybear4444 6 жыл бұрын

I WANNA KNOW

@amourelie.s9564 6 жыл бұрын

I’d love to know as well

@remcovanvliet3018 6 жыл бұрын

Essence of cat or some other animal they fear?

@skullhelsel6213 6 жыл бұрын

My pet rat liked this video

@irodmann 6 жыл бұрын

They have been living amongst us for centuries. The pheromone idea is genius. I wonder how and if super rat could evolve out of that one.

@bkjetsfan1 6 жыл бұрын

They haven't seen U.S city rats, they eat pigeons

@gethina-come7885 6 жыл бұрын

WHAT ? how ?

@2319Missy 6 жыл бұрын

He did mention the rats on the island that eat the birds. All rats can kill and eat birds, some even go for chickens.

@modularmountain3910 5 жыл бұрын

Its getting crazy up in here. Some of the rats have started breeding with the trash pigeons. I saw a 40 pound rat with wings the other day in the subway.

@elementq 5 жыл бұрын

and pizza

@mikepellerin4611 5 жыл бұрын

@@modularmountain3910 Lol! That would truly be horrible.

@aufladekabel83 6 жыл бұрын

Now i want to live in the sky..

@lunhing5308 6 жыл бұрын

Next we will have Stuart little walking around lol

@KGisthename 6 жыл бұрын

I love how the rat poison boxes look all cute, like it's a box of cereal. Really have to understand Japanese or chances are you will end up eating something terrible when visiting.

@1love1luvv 6 жыл бұрын

At 11:30 it is said warfarin coagulates the blood. It is in fact the opposite. Warfarin is a potent anti-coagulant.

@mcdonaldtrump228 6 жыл бұрын

your videos are really awe inspiring....and very informative of our world.......thank u

@LilyMyLolita 6 жыл бұрын

High quality documentary again. Nice job, Vice!

@LilyMyLolita 6 жыл бұрын

I don't know what you were talking about, but you seem to be an anti-scientific guy.

@robbiehawyes9759 4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad ratties are becoming resistant to poison, because I love ratties and none of them deserve to die in such a horrible way.

@watjejanssen7535 6 жыл бұрын

amazing great docu,thanks ! enjoyed it very much

@teddyholcomb4768 6 жыл бұрын

This is cool because we can probably use the genetic adaptation of poison resistance in genetic engineering

@oliverallen5324 6 жыл бұрын

I prefer this over most of the other weird stuff on this channel. Do more science/medical stuff.

@TeranIcer 4 жыл бұрын

I think I've found something creepier than rats....rat mites.😵

@joehanson762 3 жыл бұрын

I had roof rats invade my attic in phx AZ, out of nowhere they appeared, what I used to kill them was a barbecue 2 tooth fork on a 4 ft plastic handle and plugged into 120 volts, with a 30 ft plug wire,rats that had gotten away but had been hit with the fork but not stabbed were very aware of its purpose,those where not so lucky,were stuck with the fork and electrocuted and would smoke,this worked the best out of traps and baited poison.

@adamdarmstaedter1256 6 жыл бұрын

Rats are SUPER awesome pets. They have individual personalities - Very smart. You could tell 2 identical looking rats apart from their unique traits. They can even be trained to do tricks When you see a "mouse" in a movie, it is usually a rat. They have cognitive abilities and can actually be affectionate. A mouse or gerbil is very different.

@Janon48 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vice! I was worried I was going to sleep tonight.

@rumrunner8019 6 жыл бұрын

I read the title and thought "really, this superhero movie thing has gone to far, now we have *Might Mouse* coming out."

@leorodriguez6080 6 жыл бұрын

I love these long vice videos yesssss

@BradGryphonn 6 жыл бұрын

I immediately thought of 'Willard', a movie from years ago.

@michaelfrench3396 6 жыл бұрын

It all sounds like Mr. Miagi is narrating. The guy that says that rats are sensitive to New things in their environment was cool. He's studying rats in order to be a better exterminator. To want to be better at one's craft is noble 😀

@InvestingBookSummaries 6 жыл бұрын

These rats are OP! Please nerf!

@PantsB4Squares 6 жыл бұрын

These rats are "Original Post"? What?

@jed_w 6 жыл бұрын

PantsB4Squares was thinking the same thing

@KJ-cv1vj 6 жыл бұрын

PantsB4Squares OP= Over Powerd

@cloudsideborn 6 жыл бұрын

TierZoo!

@guitistic 6 жыл бұрын

"Original Post" tf! You living under a rock? LMAO

@aidenpickles4544 6 жыл бұрын

I wish the subtitles were easier to read. White coloured text doesn't show up the best against bright colours, especially for someone with a visual impairment

@WhoIsAmaze 6 жыл бұрын

Been a while since iv seen a good vice clip

@f8tal_156 6 жыл бұрын

so basically rats fart when they get scared lolol

@2006Mercury 6 жыл бұрын

Very informative

@MW-ty5zw 6 жыл бұрын

13:40 Interesting. It seems to have a lot in common with the issue of antibiotics and resistance. EDIT: If you'd like to see about rodent trapping I can recommend "Shawn Woods" here on youtube. He tries out difference rodent traps and it's my favourite youtube channel.

@Chronically_ChiII 6 жыл бұрын

Hel Lo yeah, humanity fucked themselves by using antibiotics in factory farming.

@soonny002 6 жыл бұрын

The packaging of rat poison is so cute...

@ChrisGilliamOffGrid 6 жыл бұрын

Circe So are you. 😍

@dirtybongwater5751 5 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisGilliamOffGrid gay

@MrSapper21 6 жыл бұрын

I'm scared.

@ChrisGilliamOffGrid 6 жыл бұрын

MrSapper21 Would a hug help? 😉😎

@MrSapper21 6 жыл бұрын

Chris Gilliam DUDE! totally! I can't remember the last time that i got a hug.

@ChrisGilliamOffGrid 6 жыл бұрын

MrSapper21 Ok. But I'm keeping my pants on, so don't get all hot and bothered... 😉😆

@MrSapper21 6 жыл бұрын

Chris Gilliam I'll take what i can get.

@ChrisGilliamOffGrid 6 жыл бұрын

MrSapper21 Dude, you would fit right in on my channel. I have the best subs and the best comments there. 😎

@amberrj. 3 жыл бұрын

As someone that lived in Japan for many years & visited Tokyo a lot, I never knew that Tokyo/ Japan even had a rat problem. I've never saw one anywhere in Japan. Interesting.

@khairulorama 6 жыл бұрын

Really informative

@kennybushway7446 6 жыл бұрын

I read a book as a kid that was about a super smart lab created intelligent mouse, this reminds me of that somewhat.

@shansra11 6 жыл бұрын

10:58 - I don't know if this was mistranslated but the effectiveness of warfarin is it's ability to ANTI-coagulate blood (less coagulation -> bleed to death). VKOR doesn't obstruct the cycle, it is actually necessary for the coagulation cycle. So, more VKOR = more coagulation = don't bleed to death. More warfarin = less VKOR = bleed to death. I think the video has this backwards.

@noneya8831 4 жыл бұрын

Poor little lab rat...at least he was asleep while that happened.. :(

@Hades-tw4ql 6 жыл бұрын

most part felt like i was in a science class

@PantsB4Squares 6 жыл бұрын

4:43 looks like he has been dosing himself with a bit of the rat poison😂

@lipidi1542 6 жыл бұрын

Really

@sougatchhetri8677 6 жыл бұрын

You gonna say the same about satre now?

@PantsB4Squares 6 жыл бұрын

Sougat Chhetri if he has a lazy eye yeah! Its a joke man. Doesnt mean they are not brilliant.

@spaceedementia 6 жыл бұрын

But you can still kill it with fire, right?

@metallhak 6 жыл бұрын

rat+fire = bad idea, unless you want to scam your insurance company...

@lunarsofi 6 жыл бұрын

I'm watching this and the thing that makes me whimper "oh no!" is when the scientists pick up the rats by their tails; as a rat owner, you should never pick up from the tail as it can cause damage to the rats spine :'( Also, I love his rat calendar (16:02)

@teutonicknight6022 4 жыл бұрын

And i dont care about this little dirty vermins if they die.

@gydra7572 4 жыл бұрын

@@teutonicknight6022 yeah ur very smart

@wooww91619 6 жыл бұрын

This video weirdly has me rooting for the rats hahaha. Little survivors

@michaelroy6046 6 жыл бұрын

Why was this recommended to me? I don't turn on the TV so that I can read.

@leaccordion 5 жыл бұрын

We must understand that rats have been put here for OUR BENEFIT and nature's benefit. Rats control garbage accumulation especially in large cities. Like the video states rats are prevalent in large urban centres and can become a nuisance over time. Since all rats belong to an overall ecological system it goes without saying that their presence is NECESSARY. Just like flies and scavengers. The long term view is to dismantle big Metropolitan areas, but this solution also akin to a vast array of other subjects will not happen soon. So...in the meantime big cities everywhere must endure and be on the defensive.

@ninadshah1147 5 жыл бұрын

We need super cats

@medotaku9360 6 жыл бұрын

I thought I saw a lot of rats in Shinjuku... didn't think it was _this_ bad.

@C_The_Guy 6 жыл бұрын

For the next video, can yall please investigate the Kung Fu 'super turtles' with genetically heightened reflexes?

@GlitterGuru 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone else see the tumbnail and read the title as "Invisible ‘Super Rats'" and get way too excited? No?

@k1nj3 6 жыл бұрын

This is why terrier dogs exist

@jefkoele-wijn8872 6 жыл бұрын

They should try al kinds of traps and maybe even develop new ones

@gotskinn 6 жыл бұрын

This is why I love coyotes. People kill them off and then cry about the rodents. Thats what coyotes eat!

@nocturnal6129 6 жыл бұрын

Couldn't you have used another color for the captions??!??!!

@eposplaysgames 6 жыл бұрын

They aren't immune to the good ol' snap and crack

@g.coleman 6 жыл бұрын

Splinter got some competition

@sebastiandk9575 6 жыл бұрын

I get that the person who translated the Japanese into subtitles was likely a native Japanese speaker translating into English as their second (or other) language, but I'm surprised VICE was too lazy to check over and correct and clarify the numerous errors that were there. Come on, guys. Some of the stuff I was reading didn't even make sense :/

@sebastiandk9575 6 жыл бұрын

@Seleucami That's not possible. These aren't caption subtitles they're built into the video. NOT SO SMART NOW HAHAHAHAHAAA

@sebastiandk9575 6 жыл бұрын

@hattochangemyname tothis I understand those issues that subtitlers have to go through (currently learning Japanese so I understand when a phrase simply doesn't directly/neatly translate) but the mistakes I saw were easily avoidable and weren't simply 'compromise' translations. They were obvious and outright mistakes that I feel shouldn't have been there given the quality I've come to expect from VICE. All it took was a proficient English speaker to glance over the subs to double check them and correct those mistakes. And again, at times the subs were so dodgy that I didn't understand what they were actually meant to say.

@SkatinLanc 6 жыл бұрын

As long as what they’re saying is contextually correct to what they are saying it doesn’t matter if the translation is not perfect. Fuck off.

@edwardsryan8 6 жыл бұрын

Blade or bullet. Pick your poison lol

@jinx8995 3 жыл бұрын

I see where this ties in to ratatouille lore.

@rumrunner8019 6 жыл бұрын

Anybody read "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" as a kid or saw the movie "The Secret of NIMH"?

@dahenrys3679 6 жыл бұрын

rum runner - I seen the movie.

@blackopssavage 6 жыл бұрын

Haha. That eat peeking @ 7:46

@crispschipsandfries709 6 жыл бұрын

same with insects, they’re changing, adapting and getting better.

@frazbest 6 жыл бұрын

One thing for sure, In love with Japan, without even having step foot there .

@frolic63 3 жыл бұрын

I happy to see someone study rats behavior

@kennethbibb7611 6 жыл бұрын

Looking around my bed like...

@Scientificmethods 4 жыл бұрын

They didn't choose to live near humans - Everywhere used to be forrest...

@fennecfoxfanatic 6 жыл бұрын

I thought this said invisible rats. I am thoroughly disappointed

@DsTAiiN8oh8 6 жыл бұрын

We should put garbage and rats together they will thrive but keep the rats locked up in there forever

@andrewmcgregor9691 6 жыл бұрын

"Clark Rodent"

@damon2692 6 жыл бұрын

in 20 years they wear headbands and walk with a machine gun.... Rambo style...

@eeno9218 6 жыл бұрын

name of song at end??

@ponycar24fan 6 жыл бұрын

Ok but how do you mass produce the pheromone to control them? Seems unreasonable...

@irodmann 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe try to synthesize the pheromone molecule?

@Lessie 6 жыл бұрын

this is literally my worst nightmare

@wonnelzoldilock 4 жыл бұрын

I think they need to call The Mink Man

@RetroGamePlayers 6 жыл бұрын

RATical

@thebean1693 5 жыл бұрын

uraf

@SmokeyChipOatley 6 жыл бұрын

The opening minutes looks lifted straight out of a gritty reimagined origin story for master splinter of the teenage mutant ninja turtles.

@ajbaker1213 6 жыл бұрын

Dishonoured is real

@brokenbones96 6 жыл бұрын

The Skaven are relentless!

@J.O.Y 6 жыл бұрын

I can't even kill ordinary rats in my house. How will I kill "Suppa rats" ?

@seanjw12345 6 жыл бұрын

Sticky paper works best...but they probably would chew their feet off

@audreymakar1418 6 жыл бұрын

why do i find this so interesting

@Gab-zu7cb 6 жыл бұрын

WHY ARE ONE OF HIS EYES LOOKING RIGHT AND THE OTHER LOOKING LEFT

@HarryPotter-qb7hb 6 жыл бұрын

1:07 I need that beat?

@train4616 4 жыл бұрын

this is what we need for our next gen army

@charlieeturner7502 6 жыл бұрын

Mate these have been round my estate for years

@sayuas4293 3 жыл бұрын

They're never immune to cats.

@yyfhjuwjqjwngwhwj7501 6 жыл бұрын

Just ask Shawn woods

@ChrisGilliamOffGrid 6 жыл бұрын

Hazeeb Mohamed I'm working on a rat trapping video for my channel too, but I'm gonna show the kills. Shawn has gotten so big that everything he does attracts heat from the haters.

@MW-ty5zw 6 жыл бұрын

Chris Gilliam He has a second channel where he posts the kills. The link is in the description.

@yaearmeow 6 жыл бұрын

Shawn will take care of them lmao

@1999tenorio 6 жыл бұрын

Hazeeb Mohamed powerful Shawn!!!

@sirconagato 6 жыл бұрын

give them some little flips