Tentacled snake in action
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Uploaded by VanderbiltUniversity 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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So cracked sent me to this video...
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the ones it misses must be the times the c-start didn't kick in
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This snake is a superhero
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Clever girl...
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they miss when the fish fails to sense the danger...ahaha
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snakes sensors are extremely high! I'm scared of snakes...
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such an amazing video. loved the article in scientific american!!!!!
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Smart snakes! The strike speed is unbelievable.
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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...
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@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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