Movie 1.
Reconstruction of 3D kinematics of the feeding strike of viper from two views. Sequence 1: full speed strike by Deinagkistrodon acutus (ID STV1747-0001) (1000 frames per second), completed in 0.11 seconds. Sequence 2: snake strike at 3% speed (30 frames per second). Sequence 3: two simultaneous views of snake strike from 90° (top, video 2A) and 60° (bottom, video 2B) with landmarks on snake and gel prey placed on both views. Sequence 4: landmark movement in 3D space reconstructed from two views. Line colours match landmark colours in Sequence 3, and jaw landmarks connected with pink lines to show jaw opening and closing.
Kinematics of strikes in venomous snakes
Journal of Experimental Biology 2025. 228:None-None; doi: 10.1242/jeb.250347