It can travel at speeds of 18 mph (29 km/h). The sidewinder snake uses a unique form of locomotion to move quickly across the sand in desert regions. Found in the southwestern United States ...

Notable species include the Sidewinder Rattlesnake, Desert Horned Viper ... and its body is colored like sand with brown markings. The Desert Horned Viper can be found in the deserts of North ...

Sidewinder rattlesnakes are interesting because of their strange ‘sidewinding’ locomotion and their heat vision. Unlike most rattlesnake species, sidewinders pose little threat to humans. Here, we’ll ...

This method involves lifting parts of its body off the ground, creating a series of S-shaped curves that allow it to move rapidly across loose sand ...

The desert sidewinding horned viper (Crotalus cerastes), also known as the sidewinder, is famous for its unique way of moving across the sand. Instead of slithering traditionally, this snake uses ...

Arabian sand boas are desert dwellers ... and use them to very slowly pull the sections in between forwards along the ground. Then there are sidewinder snakes. These move at an angle, lifting part of ...

The sidewinder, or horned rattlesnake, is the fastest snake ... sidewinder's peculiar way of moving helps it to "sidewind" across the sand, lifting portions of its body off the ground and creating ...