<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Just when you thought the idea of a snake bite couldn't get scarier, Australian scientists have captured the deadly precision of vipers, cobras and other snakes in slow motion.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The snakes were filmed on high speed cameras to reveal how these intimidating animals attack in unprecedented detail.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The resulting videos and photos are striking, to say the least.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/celestial-events-australia-2025-lunar-eclipses-meteor-showers-supermoons-explainer/52c025c5-9f35-4801-a209-05e7b15bb94a" target="_blank"><strong><span>Your guide to Australia's skies: The lunar eclipses, meteor showers and celestial events happening in 2025</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They were captured as part of a </span><a href="https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-lookup/doi/10.1242/jeb.250347" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="study"><span>study</span></a><span> led by Monash University that compared how 36 venomous species from all over the world strike and deliver venom into their prey.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Venomous snakes have perfected the art of speed, accuracy and control," lead author Dr Silke Cleuren said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Some vipers can reach their prey in less than one-tenth of a second, faster than the human eye can blink.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/snake-bite-photos-high-speed-camera-footage/68f6d0ff-16d8-41c8-a436-6c8615526c84" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But what's really remarkable is how differently each group achieves the same deadly goal."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-public-holidays-dates-state-by-state-guide-explainer/ed0b6d3a-0f10-4134-ad08-f3db711978a6" target="_blank"><strong><span>How to maximise public holidays and make the most of your annual leave in 2025</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He worked with other researchers to develop a clever way to trick some of the world's most dangerous snakes into biting a fairly unappealing target – a gel cylinder.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They heated the muscle-like gel so that it would mimic an animal's flesh and then coaxed the snakes into attacking.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Then they filmed at 1000 frames per second as species like the western diamondback rattlesnake, West African carpet viper and rough-scaled death adder did what they do best.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bite.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/breastfeeding-in-public-legal-rights-explained/e0b21c94-f6a2-47a0-947c-3c1f1ada8b74" target="_blank"><strong><span>Breastfeeding in public: What are your legal rights in Australia?</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cleuren admitted that "annoying a venomous snake with a piece of gel on a stick" was a huge adrenaline rush and he deinitely "flinched a few times".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the footage they captured was worth the scare.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It showed "behaviour that's impossible to see with the naked eye" and offer new insight into how individual snake families have evolved strikes that perfectly suit how – and what – they hunt.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Vipers strike within 100 milliseconds but don't deploy their venom right away, instead 'walking' their fangs into prime position before letting loose.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/strip-searches-music-festivals-rules-in-nsw-explained/600c1c7f-69ed-446e-867d-fb48294d2d6f" target="_blank"><strong><span>A court ruling has changed the way police conduct strip-searches in NSW. Here is what you need to know</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Members of the elapid family, like Australia's king brown snake, creep in slowly then strike fast and bite repeatedly to pump their prey full of venom.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And colubrids like the green tree snake strike, then sweep their jaws side to side to tear at flesh and maximise venom delivery.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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