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  2. Constriction - Wikipedia

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    Although some species of venomous and mildly venomous snakes do use constriction to subdue their prey, most snakes which use constriction lack venom. [1] The snake strikes at its prey and holds on, pulling the prey into its coils or, in the case of very large prey, pulling itself onto the prey. The snake then wraps one or two loops around the ...

  3. Concertina movement - Wikipedia

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    Concertina movement is the method by which a snake or other organism anchors itself with sections of itself and pulls or pushes with other sections to move in the direction it wants to go. To spring forward a snake may require a rough surface to thrust back against. [1] [2] It is named after the concertina musical instrument. [citation needed]

  4. Common watersnake - Wikipedia

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    The common watersnake is common over most of its range and is frequently seen basking on stream banks, from which it dives into the water at the slightest disturbance. "Water snakes are highly aquatic, spending nearly all their time either on the surface of the water or on substrate just above or beside the water". [24]

  5. Rectilinear locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Rectilinear locomotion relies upon two opposing muscles, the costocutaneous inferior and superior, which are present on every rib and connect the ribs to the skin. [5] [6] Although it was originally believed that the ribs moved in a "walking" pattern during rectilinear movement, studies have shown that the ribs themselves do not move, only the muscles and the skin move to produce forward ...

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  7. Banded water snake - Wikipedia

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    A Nerodia fasciata attempting to prey on a parvalbumin-coated lure.Parvalbumin is involved in prey signaling. [5] An unusual reddish specimen of banded water snake. The banded water snake or southern water snake (Nerodia fasciata) is a species of mostly aquatic, nonvenomous, colubrid snakes most commonly found in the Midwest, Southeastern United States.

  8. These snakes not only fake their own deaths, they use gory ...

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  9. Fla. Family Owns Over 200 Snakes, Including Reptiles that ...

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    The snake-loving family hopes their devotion to reptiles and openness to sharing snakes with the world inspire others to rethink their views of the slithering animals.