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Sidewinding is a type of locomotion unique to snakes, used to move across loose or slippery substrates. It is most often used by the Saharan horned viper, Cerastes cerastes , the Mojave sidewinder rattlesnake , Crotalus cerastes , and the Namib desert sidewinding adder, Bitis peringueyi , to move across loose desert sands, and also by ...
Crotalus cerastes, known as the sidewinder, horned rattlesnake or sidewinder rattlesnake, [3] is a pit viper species belonging to the genus Crotalus (the rattlesnakes), and is found in the desert regions of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
Bitis peringueyi is a small snake with an average total length (including tail) of 20–25 cm (8–10 in), its maximum recorded total length is 32 cm (13 in). [5]The head is short and flat with eyes located on top of the head.
Although its main habitat is in the desert, it is found in desert oases, around streams and springs rich in vegetation, and apparently it needs this moisture. Sometimes it enters human settlements. The mating of this snake occurs in the months of July-August, this late period of mating relative to other snakes may indicate its tropical origin.
If alarmed, they quickly move in a sidewinding manner on the ground; the only snake besides the Dog-faced water snake, Cerberus rynchops and the sidewinder rattlesnake to do so. Although it is an arboreal snake, it prefers to roam open grounds and can often be seen on the forest floor, among leaf litter.
An Alabama construction worker was greeted with an unusual sight when he went to use the restroom and saw something around the toilet. At first, he thought it was just a joke, but then realized it ...
The desert rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The desert rosy boa is native to the American Southwest and Baja California and Sonora in Mexico . The desert rosy boa is one of four species in the boa family native to the continental United States , the other three being the coastal rosy boa ( Lichanura ...
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