Serpentine steps

Andrew J. Clark and Adam P. Summers
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Andrew J. Clark: Andrew J. Clark and Adam P. Summers are in the School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA. aclark@uci.edu; asummers@uci.edu
Adam P. Summers: Andrew J. Clark and Adam P. Summers are in the School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA. aclark@uci.edu; asummers@uci.edu

Nature, 2009, vol. 459, issue 7249, 919-920

Abstract: Combine theoretical modelling, friction measurements and observations of serpentine slithering. Together, they show that snakes are in effect just taking a walk even when moving at high speed.

Date: 2009
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