In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

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You can see this snake using the concertina climbing method of vertical locomotion. In the video, you’ll watch it effortlessly make its way from the ground up to the base of the tree.

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 ...