Flying Snakes? Here\'s How They Can Glide Through The Air

Flying Snakes? Here's How They Can Glide Through The Air
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Flying Snakes? Here's How They Can Glide Through The Air

Flying Snakes? Here's How They Can Glide Through The Air

For some, the sight of a snake slithering on the ground is scary enough, so how about one launching itself through the air?

Chrysopelea paradisi -- the paradise tree snake -- does just that, propelling through the air from trees in South and Southeast Asia.

Katie Johnston reports.

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