Comments

Flying Snakes

6 comments posted

Can snakes really fly? No, but there's a group of snakes called flying snakes that live in trees. They leap off branches, suck in their gut, whip their tail around and 'fly' through the air. Back to Article

Please login or register to add comments

Emosky490
Emosky490 wrote:
2012-05-04 14:08:46 -0700

okay where are the flying snakes? someone tell me where are they Big Grin

report
(IStandAlone)
(IStandAlone) wrote:
2012-05-04 11:10:30 -0700

ION LIKE SNAKES!

report
Cree Lady
Cree Lady wrote:
2012-05-04 11:08:43 -0700

But I think they are fasnicting little creatures. (Most everyone is afraid of them.)

report
Cree Lady
Cree Lady wrote:
2012-05-04 11:07:59 -0700

Snakes are creepy and ugly little things...!

report
2qute4u190
2qute4u190 wrote:
2012-04-11 10:38:11 -0700

ok..

report
CassidyC
CassidyC wrote:
2010-11-29 17:12:50 -0800

Some people - Indiana Jones included - view snakes as scary crawlies. What do the afraid do with flying snakes, then? Give them to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for research. There are flying snakes in southeast Asia. The Chrysopelea ornata (ornate flying snake) may just have armed service utility. These flying snakes live in trees and have a propensity for major glide time. According to the WA Post, it's this gliding ability that has prompted DARPA to throw money at Virginia Tec

report
back to story

related stories

The black mamba might be the fastest snake but the inland taipan can cause a lot more pain. The v...
The world's fastest land snake has been known to overtake people on galloping horses. It might no...
These guys are small members of the crocodile family. But don't let their tiny appearance fool yo...
These guys really do exist! They don't look like the cartoon character very much, but they do hav...

Random in the forums

  • more postings
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5