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The Secret of a Snake's Slither (Image 2)

08/30/2013 04:08 AM EDT

A corn snake. How do land animals like the corn snake move without legs? Limbless animals tend to be long and slender. One benefit this gives them is the ability to hide in narrow spaces, such as under branches and leaves. To move along flat ground, snakes use a variety of limbless ...