Schematic of a Snake Flight (IMAGE)

American Institute of Physics

Schematic of a Snake Flight

Caption

The flattened shape of a flying snake in flight allows it to get lift from little whirls of wind (vortices) around it.

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A. Krishnan, J. Socha, P. Vlachos and L. A. Barba

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