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University Of Chicago Researchers Reveal Secrets Of Snake Flight

It seems size does matters after all. But for flying snakes, smaller is better, according to University of Chicago researchers. Scientists described the effects of size and behavior of flying snakes, and found that the smaller animals were better gliders.

“Despite their lack of wing-like appendages, flying snakes are skilled aerial locomotors,” said lead scientist and author Jake Socha, Ph.D., who has been studying these unique creatures for the past eight years.


Chrysopelea paradisi, commonly known as the paradise tree snake. (Copyright Jake Socha / Courtesy of University Of Chicago Medical Center

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