What Defines Different Modes of Snake Locomotion?

Crawling without wiggling: muscular mechanisms and kinematics of rectilinear locomotion in boa constrictors

(2017) Steven J. Newman et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Three-dimensional trajectories affect the epaxial muscle activity of arboreal snakes crossing gaps

(2017) Ryan M. Jorgensen et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

A Species-Level Phylogeny of Extant Snakes with Description of a New Colubrid Subfamily and Genus

(2016) Alex Figueroa et al.   PLoS One

The evolution of tail length in snakes associated with different gravitational environments

(2015) Coleman M. Sheehy et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Why arboreal snakes should not be cylindrical: body shape, incline and surface roughness have interactive effects on locomotion

(2015) B. C. Jayne et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

The effects of slope and branch structure on the locomotion of a specialized arboreal colubrid snake (Boiga irregularis)

(2015) Bruce C. Jayne et al.   Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Hit or miss: branch structure affects perch choice, behaviour, distance and accuracy of brown tree snakes bridging gaps

(2014) Bruce C. Jayne et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Trade-offs between eating and moving: what happens to the locomotion of slender arboreal snakes when they eat big prey?

(2014) Tracy L. Crotty et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Gripping during climbing of arboreal snakes may be safe but not economical

(2014) G. Byrnes et al.   Biology Letters

Sidewinding with minimal slip: Snake and robot ascent of sandy slopes

(2014) H. Marvi et al.   SCIENCE

Incline and peg spacing have interactive effects on the arboreal locomotor performance and kinematics of brown tree snakes, Boiga irregularis

(2013) B. C. Jayne et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Three-Dimensional Locations of Destinations Have Species-Dependent Effects on the Choice of Paths and the Gap-Bridging Performance of Arboreal Snakes

(2012) K. Marie Hoefer et al.   Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Arboreal habitat structure affects the performance and modes of locomotion of corn snakes (Elaphe guttata)

(2009) Henry C. Astley et al.   Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological Genetics and Physiology

The mechanics of slithering locomotion

(2009) D. L. Hu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA