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  2. Tail vibration - Wikipedia

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    The warmer a rattlesnake, the faster it vibrates its tail. [6] Rattlesnakes tail-vibrate faster than other snakes, with some individuals nearing or exceeding 90 rattles per second. [7] [8] This makes rattlesnake tail vibration one of the fastest sustained vertebrate movements—faster than the wingbeat of a hummingbird. The movement is possible ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Masticophis flagellum - Wikipedia

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    The primary myth concerning coachwhips, that they chase people, likely arises from the snake and the person both being frightened, and both just happening to be going the same way to escape. [14] Coachwhips are fast snakes, often moving faster than a human, and thus give an impression of aggression should they move toward the person.

  5. Study shows how snakes got an evolutionary leg up on the ...

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    When snakes do eat invertebrates, they are often eating dangerous things like venomous centipedes and scorpions, or slimy, noxious snails or slugs," Rabosky said.

  6. Where do SC snakes go in the winter? They don’t really ...

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    Finding just a snake skin, a really big snake skin. When the temperatures begin to drop, snakes go into a state called brumation . This event acts as a type of hibernation for cold-blooded animals.

  7. Snake detection theory - Wikipedia

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    The snake detection theory, [1] [2] [3] also sometimes called the snake detection hypothesis, suggests that snakes have contributed to the evolution of primates' visual system. According to the theory, predatory pressure from snakes has selected individuals who are better able to recognize them, improving their survival chances and therefore ...

  8. If a copperhead snake bites your dog in SC, follow these tips ...

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    Most snake bites in pets are to the face, neck, and limbs, since they are sniffing around objects where snakes tend to hide. To avoid these chance encounters, keep these tips in mind.

  9. Sidewinding - Wikipedia

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    The ventral scales of sidewinding snakes are short and have small, microscopic holes in them to reduce friction, as opposed to the more spike-shaped ones of other snakes. These are more prominent in the African horned viper and sand vipers than the American sidewinder, theorised to do with the formers' environments being older by millions of years.