Flying Snake Aerodynamics Explained [Scientific American]

The snake is surprisingly adept at aerial maneuvering, Socha observes. It can glide as far as 330 feet, make roughly 90-degree turns and it always seems to land unharmed. Exactly why these limbless reptiles take to the air in the first place is not known, but their fellow gliders do so to travel more efficiently, pursue prey or evade predation.

Right, and where do they live?

. . . But in the case of the paradise tree snake, which dwells in the tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia . . .

OK, call my agent, I'm NEVER Going to those places.

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