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Flying snakes are among the few vertebrates that move through the air without wings, membranes, or powered flight. Species within the genus Chrysopelea leave branches at remarkable speed, reshape ...

The world of snakes is equal parts fascinating and fear-inducing. Some folks keep them as scaly companions, while others would sprint in the opposite direction at the mere hint of a slither. Love them ...

The mystery of how flying snakes stay aloft may have been solved by scientists. These unusual reptiles, which are found in rainforests in Southeast Asia, are able to fling themselves from trees and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This may be the last thing that anyone with a touch of ophidiophobia - fear of snakes - would want to hear: flying snakes have surprisingly good aerodynamic qualities.