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I am dumb as poo poo but one area I am especially stupid on is snakes. Specifically, how snakes move, I just don't get it. I've even held snakes lots of times and felt them moving but I still have absolutely no idea how they do it. Please explain it like I'm a complete idiot (because I am). Visual aids appreciated but not required.
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Jun 9, 2021 16:49
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Sneakily
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Jun 9, 2021 16:51
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Just get on your belly and crawl forward without using your arms or legs. They're just one big muscle that drags themselves around with themselves.
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Jun 9, 2021 16:52
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look at a milipede moving now just pretend thats all happening under the skin through muscles, not legs
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Jun 9, 2021 16:58
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Your tongue can move back and forth in your mouth and side to side, right? It's just a big muscle. That's it. Snakes use a type of undulation to move around, typically using compression behind that stereotypical slithering motion to get to where they're going. Some snakes also use the scales on their belly to assist in moving, too, to a small degree.
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Jun 9, 2021 17:02
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Great big wrigglers
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Jun 9, 2021 17:04
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Vince MechMahon posted:They're just one big muscle that drags themselves around with themselves. I gotta muscle like that for ya pal
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Jun 9, 2021 17:05
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Vince MechMahon posted:Just get on your belly and crawl forward without using your arms or legs. They're just one big muscle that drags themselves around with themselves. I'm pretty sure they don't move around by flailing wildly GolfHole posted:look at a milipede moving I don't know how those move either!
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Jun 9, 2021 17:05
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A wizard does it.
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Jun 9, 2021 17:07
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:Your tongue can move back and forth in your mouth and side to side, right? It's just a big muscle. That's it. Snakes use a type of undulation to move around, typically using compression behind that stereotypical slithering motion to get to where they're going. Some snakes also use the scales on their belly to assist in moving, too, to a small degree. Compression? So like doing really long full body crunches? What's with the zig zag, why don't they just zoot forward?
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Jun 9, 2021 17:11
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Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:they hold onto the ground with their scales and then they engage in one of the Four Types of Approved Movement: lol Rectalinear
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Jun 9, 2021 17:11
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They go "Sss" because each S stands for "suck" because they like to suck cock
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Jun 9, 2021 17:13
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I've got a trouser snake for you OP.
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Jun 9, 2021 17:13
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Every day is ab day
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Jun 9, 2021 17:16
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Hope this helps OP
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Jun 9, 2021 17:19
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pro starcraft loser posted:Hope this helps OP uhhh no??? thats how worms move. completely different animals 
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Jun 9, 2021 17:20
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snakes dont move op, the universe simply moves around them
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Jun 9, 2021 17:23
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you can usually move a snake by playing a violin concerto
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Jun 9, 2021 17:24
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Who What Now posted:Compression? So like doing really long full body crunches? What's with the zig zag, why don't they just zoot forward? Too much weight/length (yes this is fresh for dick jokes). By curving they can use that compression to move forward with less effort therefore burning fewer calories. Keep in mind, these little dudes gotta hunt to eat.
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Jun 9, 2021 17:26
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They move by pushing off of things (they zigzag to find new things to push off of and for more friction), OP Here's a video with a snake girl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-AKPFiIEEw
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Jun 9, 2021 17:27
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Like this op https://i.imgur.com/sRCCRYE.gifv
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Jun 9, 2021 17:28
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They move like this, op https://i.imgur.com/pXH62hi.mp4 DarkSoulsTantrum posted:Like this op brb, gonna necro the lamia thread
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Jun 9, 2021 17:30
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HOMO ERECTUS posted:snakes dont move op, the universe simply moves around them Snakes are the only element known to man that aren't affected by the rotation of the Earth. They just appear to be moving as the Earth turns.
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Jun 9, 2021 17:40
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Do snakes poop out the bones or do the bones sit in their stomach so long that they dissolve?
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Jun 9, 2021 17:49
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DarkSoulsTantrum posted:Like this op hmm, it's nice, but i feel this would be better if it was posted in every thread on the forums Who What Now posted:Do snakes poop out the bones or do the bones sit in their stomach so long that they dissolve? yes
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Jun 9, 2021 17:50
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Who What Now posted:Do snakes poop out the bones or do the bones sit in their stomach so long that they dissolve? They poop out a glob of feces, fur, and bones similar to owls.
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Jun 9, 2021 17:56
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snakes are simply long dogs without hair or legs. they move through sheer dog determination
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Jun 9, 2021 17:56
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It's easy when you're friends with Satan
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Jun 9, 2021 18:01
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Slitherrr
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Jun 9, 2021 18:04
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Just say no to leg
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Jun 9, 2021 18:05
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Wait til you see their tongues
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Jun 9, 2021 18:06
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Snakes are pretty cool in my opinion, and nature thinks so too, considering how long they’ve been around basically unchanged.
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Jun 9, 2021 18:06
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DarkSoulsTantrum posted:considering how long they’ve been around basically unchanged. Same as my wardrobe
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Jun 9, 2021 18:09
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DarkSoulsTantrum posted:Snakes are pretty cool in my opinion, and nature thinks so too, considering how long they’ve been around basically unchanged. Snakes are extremly cool and I love holding pet snakes. And, God willing, someone will be able to teach me how they move without saying they move like a big muscle would because I don't know how one of my muscles would climb in a burrow so that's a very unhelpful metaphor guys 
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Jun 9, 2021 18:12
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invisible legs
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Jun 9, 2021 18:18
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Who What Now posted:Snakes are extremly cool and I love holding pet snakes. And, God willing, someone will be able to teach me how they move without saying they move like a big muscle would because I don't know how one of my muscles would climb in a burrow so that's a very unhelpful metaphor guys like a slug
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Jun 9, 2021 18:19
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Who What Now posted:I'm pretty sure they don't move around by flailing wildly They look all slick and elegant but in their heads they're constantly like WHAT THE gently caress IS HAPPENING
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Jun 9, 2021 18:23
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if someone cut off your arms and legs and dumped your corpulent torso on the ground, could you wiggle and roll around pathetically? yes? snakes work the same way. NEXT
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Jun 9, 2021 18:26
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They use their arms to drag themselves along the ground
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