Sidewinder snake helps engineers design a better robot [VIDEO] A team led by Georgia Tech researchers tests sidewinder snakes, both real and robotic, to learn how they move on a sandy surface.

Sidewinder snakes most likely phased out the spikes along their bellies in favor of a smoother belly that can move with no frictional drag. Rob Felt, Georgia Tech Sidewinder snakes are venomous ...

Trilobites The Skin-Deep Physics of Sidewinder Snakes A close-up on snake skin helped scientists work out what might help certain snakes navigate sandy surfaces.

The chance observation of an adult female common European adder killing and intending to swallow a much larger prey—a ...

A hot dog eating contest with a $5,000 prize will be held at Sidewinder restaurant in Phoenix on May 18. The event, which is free and open to the public, will also feature free appetizers, drink ...

Carnegie Mellon's modular robotic snake is able to traverse sandy environments, thanks to lessons learned from sidewinder snakes.

Scientists recently studied one of the best sand-travelers in the animal kingdom – the sidewinder rattlesnake. After they analyzed its movement patterns and applied them to an existing snake ...

Watch a Rat Escape a Snake Attack—In 100 Milliseconds Kangaroo rats have acrobatic techniques for avoiding venomous sidewinder snakes in California, a new study says.

Giancarlo Esposito will play Sidewinder, "king" of the Serpent Society in Captain America 4. Here is the characters' Marvel Comics history.

The hunter became the hunted. Thought the idea of a snake eating a whole deer was wild? This week, a hangry deer turned the tables on the scaly predators by devouring a whole serpent by the side ...

The sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) is a species of rattlesnake that’s found in the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. It is a small snake that grows up to 31 inches long.