There are four types of motion that snakes use to get around. Which one is used depends on the type of snake, their habitat, and their muscular design. ･ Rectilinear locomotion (moving in a straight line) uses the ventral, or belly, scales....
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Snakes are elongate legless carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ...
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No - quite the opposite, they are soft and dry to the touch
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Not at all--even snakes that live in water are not slimy. Snakes are coldblooded reptiles that feel cool and dry to the touch.
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ARE SNAKES SLIMY? and more about snake scales ... Snakes are covered with scales! Snake scales are dry and not slimy. Unlike fish and amphibians, snakes do not cover their body with mucus. Snake scales are made of the keratin like our hair and fingernails.
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