Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Snake does the Coanda two-step dance

The snakes aren't horizontal during their glide; they're actually tilted up about 25 degrees relative to the airflow created by their flight. They hold the front half of their bodies fairly still, with the exception of the side-to-side undulations. Meanwhile, their tails move up and down.

2 comments:

Mr roT said...

Snakes are birds. Duh.

Tecumseh said...

Coanda has that effect on snakes.