Tentacled snake in action

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Uploaded by on Jun 19, 2009

High-speed video taken by biologist Kenneth Catania shows how the tentacled snake uses a body fake to trick fish into fleeing toward the snake's head, instead of to safety. The video also shows how the snake aims its strike to a location where it expects the fish's head to be instead of tracking its movement.

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http://www.vanderbilt.edu/exploration/stories/tentacledsnake.html

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  • the ones it misses must be the times the c-start didn't kick in

  • This snake is a superhero

  • Clever girl...

  • they miss when the fish fails to sense the danger...ahaha

  • snakes sensors are extremely high! I'm scared of snakes...

  • such an amazing video. loved the article in scientific american!!!!!

  • Smart snakes! The strike speed is unbelievable.

  • Nice video - I like the way the snake bumps the water with the coil of its body so the fish reacts (lateral line) directly towards the snakes mouth...

  • @watertothepeople you can find tentacled snake at the area of thailand and vietnam..just read bout this snake on bbc discovery mag.

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