High-tech cameras reveal the secret of deadly snake bites

High-speed imaging reveals the split-second precision of a snake’s strike. It is a finely tuned predatory mechanism perfected over millions of years of evolution. A new study reveals how they do it.

For the study, the bite of a poisonous snake was recorded in 3D format. Credit: Silke Cleuren / Alistair Evans

You can see the snake's bite here in a time-lapse shot taken with a high-speed camera.

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