When you imagine a snake you likely think of its slither — a limbless wiggle through sand or brush. However, that stereotype limits the snake: Chrysopelea, a genus of snakes, seemingly fly as they ...

Unlike mammals which primarily use their legs, snakes and reptiles tend to use their bodies and spine as a major part of locomotion. There are four basic kinds of snake movement: Lateral (horizontal) ...

Flying snakes can glide as far as 78 feet (24 meters) without tumbling out of control because they undulate their bodies mid-flight, as if they were swimming through the air. This seems to be a ...