To: mlc9852
Snake transport mechanism still fascinates me and I have never quite been able to figure out how they do it.
16 posted on
04/19/2006 1:32:55 PM PDT by
capt. norm
(W.C. Fields: "Hollywood is the gold cap on a tooth that should have been pulled out years ago.")
To: capt. norm
Imagine a belly dancer scooting around on the floor without using her arms or legs. Snakes are just better at it.
25 posted on
04/19/2006 1:36:16 PM PDT by
manwiththehands
(I'm a single issue voter this year: illegal immigration.)
To: capt. norm
"Snake transport mechanism still fascinates me and I have never quite been able to figure out how they do it.
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Here's a great site on snake locomotion. Read it, and you'll understand all the different ways snakes get around:
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~brm2286/locomotn.htm29 posted on
04/19/2006 1:39:02 PM PDT by
MineralMan
(non-evangelical atheist)
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