If a future Mars rover plans to climb up something steep, it might have to look something like a sidewinder snake. These rattlesnakes have an unusual way of moving across sandy surfaces, and engineers ...

A sidewinder snake is shown in a sand-filled trackway at Zoo Atlanta. Researchers from Georgia Tech, Carnegie-Mellon University, Zoo Atlanta and Oregon State University studied the snakes to ...

One snake's ability to shimmy up slippery sand dunes could inspire new technologies for robots that could perform search and rescue missions, carry out inspections of hazardous wastes and even explore ...

Researchers have learned how sidewinder snakes climb sandy slopes, and put that knowledge to work with a snake-like robot.

The sidewinder rattlesnake, renowned as the world's fastest snake, exhibits a unique lateral undulation movement. This enables it to swiftly traverse hot desert terrains. Equipped with specialized ...