High-tech Cameras Capture Venomous Snake Bites in Detail
Advanced video techniques reveal how snake bites work, showing different strategies evolved by various snake species.
For over 60 million years, venomous snakes have been on earth, owing their evolutionary success to the effectiveness of their bite.
These ancient, chemical weapon-wielding reptiles owe their evolutionary success in part to the effectiveness of their bite, which they deliver at an astonishing speed before their prey can escape.
A study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology uses advanced video techniques to show how various snake species deliver their deadly bites.
- Approximately 4,000 species of snake exist on earth.
- About 600 of these species are venomous.
Author's summary: High-tech cameras reveal venomous snake bites in detail.
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