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May 24, 2005
Flying Snakes: New Videos Reveal How They Do It
You might not think snakes need any more tools in their box of fright tactics. However, some of these slithering reptiles are dramatic flyers.
Jake Socha of the University of Chicago has been studying snakes' ability to act like birds for eight years. Today he revealed just how good they are at winging it.
"Despite their lack of wing-like appendages, flying snakes are skilled aerial locomotors," he said.
Like a Frisbee
Snakes join birds, insects, bats, squirrels and even ants in the realm of aerial prowess. So just how do they do it?
May 24, 2005 in Tech/Science | Permalink
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Posted by: judith | May 24, 2005 3:49:20 PM
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