Scientists determine how snakes slither
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 15:49
in Biology & Nature
ATLANTA, June 10 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have determined snakes use both friction generated by their scales and redistribution of their weight to slither along flat surfaces.
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