Hydrodynamic constraints on prey-capture performance in forward-striking snakes
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Hydrodynamic constraints on prey-capture performance in forward-striking snakes.
Some specialized aquatic snakes such as Natrix tessellata strike at fish by rapidly accelerating their head towards the prey with their mouth opened widely. This strategy is believed to be suboptimal as relatively high drag forces act on the open jaws and, therefore, probably limit strike speed. Moreover, the bow wave in front of the snake's jaws could push prey away from the mouth, thus potent...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of The Royal Society Interface
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1742-5689,1742-5662
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0385