Scientists have taken a big step forward in figuring out how some snakes are able to leap from tree to tree without ever touching the ground. In a study, researchers from Virginia Tech used 23 ...

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TAMPA (CNN Newsource) – For some the sight of a snake slithering on the ground is scary enough, so how about one launching itself through the air? Chrysopelea paradisi — the paradise tree snake — does ...

Astonishing flying snakes of Asia defy gravity without wings, launching from trees and flattening their bodies to glide.

Think about going through a thick rainforest, and then, according to the snapshots, you are just walking there, and suddenly, you look at the tree,e and what comes out of it is a snake, and then it ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The paradise tree snake belongs to a particularly unique family of ...

Researchers explore the lift production mechanism of flying snakes, which undulate side-to-side as they move from the tops of trees to the ground to escape predators or to move around quickly and ...

The snake dangles 49 feet (15 meters) off the ground, tail entwined around a branch. Suddenly, the animal rears up and launches, flinging its body toward the forest floor. In other reptiles, the leap ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This may be the last thing that anyone with a touch of ophidiophobia - fear of snakes - would want to hear: flying snakes have surprisingly good aerodynamic qualities.