Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s their secret? Mike Bock This corn snake, shown here at the Smithsonian's ...

Like those tubular pieces of foam called water noodles, snakes are buoyant, so they don’t sink. They also propel through water similarly to the way they move on land – by moving their bodies in a side ...

They rank among the fastest snakes in the world, using lateral undulation to move over 12mph. With lateral undulation, the snake bends its body into an “S” shape, propelling itself forward by pushing ...