Anaconda!

Great Video of an Anaconda. LINK: Youtube

Cool Robot Snake

Dr. Gavin Miller works by day as a researcher in computer graphics. LINK: Youtube

The speed of a sidewinder

SIDE WINDER "THE DESERT SNAKE" USES UNIQUE PREYING TECHNIQUE.. LINK, Via: LiveLeak

Snake Skeletons

“The typical Ophidian skull is characterized by a solidly ossified brain-case, with the distinct frontals and the united parietals extending downwards to the basisphenoid, which is large and produced forward into a rostrum extending to the ethmoidal region. The nasal region is less completely ossified, and the paired nasals are often attached only at their base. The occipital condyle is either trilobate and formed by the basioccipital and the exoccipitals, or a simple knob formed by the basioccipital; the supraoccipital is excluded from the foramen magnum. The basioccipital may bear a strong, curved ventral process or hypapophysis, in the Vipers.” LINK

A Robot That Moves Like A Snake

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The OmniTread robot was built by engineering students at the University of Michigan. Its body consists of seven segments connected by pneumatic bellows. Treads on all four sides of the segments give it traction against surfaces, and the connecting bellows can inflate or deflate to provide stiffness or flexibility as needed. The robot can squeeze through a four-inch hole or ascend a vertical tube.

Link, Via: CrunchGear, Via: Neatorama

GIANT SNAKE PICTURES: Alien Species Invading U.S.?

The world's heaviest snake, the green anaconda is one of nine huge alien snake species that may wreak havoc if they take hold in the United States, according to a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report released this week. (Read full story: "Alien Giant Snakes Threaten to Invade Up to 1/3 of U.S.")

The giant snake (pictured in the Peruvian Amazon) can reach lengths of 23 feet (7 meters) and weigh in at 550 pounds (227 kilograms). The olive-green reptiles would flourish in the Florida Peninsula and in southern Texas, regions that have climates similar to the anaconda's native South American habitat, the study authors say. LINK

Snake Attack!

Snake Attack! -

A snake defends itself ferociously. LINK

Human Snake: Life Imitates Computer Game

Here’s an excellent stop-motion video, called "Human Snake" by Get Out and Play. LINK, Via: Youtube

Snake made from keyboard keys

Korean artist Choi Jung Hyun made this viper sculpture out of keyboard keys for a gallery show -- it's meant to promote awareness of recycling. And snakes. Link, Via: Boingboing

Kick Butt Rabbit

Check out this brave rabbit, the snake is a whimp. LOL LINK