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 ...

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 just that, ...

Flying snakes are mysterious. How do they soar? Without wings or other helpful appendages, how do they glide from tree to tree? A team of American scientists, including of George Washington University ...

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The content of this release has been modified since its original submission to EurekAlert!. The sight of a snake strikes fear in the hearts of millions of people. Fear of snakes, or ophidiophobia, is ...

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 ...

To find out how the paradise tree snake “flies” between the trees of the Asian forest, Virginia Tech biomechanist Jake Socha and his colleagues did the obvious. They tossed snakes off a 49-foot tower ...

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, Dec. 13, 2022 – Robots have been designed to move in ways that mimic animal movements, such as walking and swimming. Scientists are now considering how to design robots that mimic the ...