Most snakes shift their weight using the long muscles that run the length of their bodies. This motion moves the body forward, backward, or sideways in a curving pattern that is called "slithering."
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The skin of the snake is scaly and this is very important to them. The scales on the skin enable snakes to move gracefully and even quickly. The broad scales on the underside can be moved forward in such a way that the rear edge of each scale pushes against some irregularity in the ground. When the snake is pushed back against these irregularities, then whole snake moves forward.
When the snake wants to move quickly or with great speed, it combines with another method. This consists of swinging the body sideways into loops and by pushing against any stone or plant it touches, gliding along the twisted path formed by the loops.
* There are over two thousand different kinds of snakes. They live on land and water. So snakes vary quite a bit, but all snakes young and old, shed their skin. When they do this, the even the film covering the eyes is cast off. During the process of shedding, the skin is turned inside out. The snake removes the skin by rubbing against rough surfaces. Most snakes shed their skin several times a year.
Different types of snakes move in different ways. I'm sure you've heard of sidewinders, that's an unusual movement method. Serpentine method is pretty common, that's what you see garter snakes do. The use rocks, bumps, anything in the terrain to push off from. Concertina method is usually used for tight spaces. It's when they brace the rear half of their bodies and push the front half forward.
Perhaps the most fascinating is the rectilinear method. This is how large snakes generally move. If you look at a snake's belly, you will see that the belly is covered by a special type of scales called scutes. These scales are wide, each one reaching all the way from the left side of the belly to the right. There are usually 100 to 200 scutes on a snake, depending on species and size. The snake has one scute for every pair of ribs it has. Each of those pairs of ribs has its own separate muscle system that is use to move that pair's individual scute. These ribs, and their corresponding muscles are used to control the scutes. The scutes are used to push the snake forward. If you ever meet someone who has a large boa or a python, lay part of it over your arm and watch how they move. You will see the individual scutes flatten, slide forward slightly, and then get "pushed" out so the edge of the scale pushes down and back. It is difficult to describe, but easy to understand once you've seen it.
Google "Snake Skeleton", you will see that snakes have hundreds of ribs all down their body. They can move each of those ribs individually and that's what moves them on the ground
snake have not animals like in move flexible
no a snake cannot move in a straight line as its bones are not stretchable_^^^^^^^^^^&
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They move when they are dead because they are digusting
It might not be good to move a snake from a bigger tank to a smaller one. The snake will need room to move as it grows.
just be silent and wait for the snake to move and then go
A snake? A worm? A sea snake/worm/serpent thing? Is it a trick question?
they move in a curved, snake-like path
His finishing move was the DDT !
by shiting
by slithering
they moove like any other snake by slithering on its scales!! == ==