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.

Astonishing flying snakes of Asia defy gravity without wings, launching from trees and flattening their bodies to glide. These slender reptiles, measuring up to 130 cm, use controlled descents to ...

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The mystery of how flying snakes stay aloft may have been solved by scientists. These unusual reptiles, which are found in rainforests in Southeast Asia, are able to fling themselves from trees and ...

The world of snakes is equal parts fascinating and fear-inducing. Some folks keep them as scaly companions, while others would sprint in the opposite direction at the mere hint of a slither. Love them ...

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 ...