High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

Scientists are studying gliding reptiles to help develop the next generation of small airborne robotic devices. Flying snakes are mysterious. How do they soar? Without wings or other helpful ...

A new study reveals that not only are flying snakes wiggling through the air with a purpose, they are also doing something interesting with the shape of their bodies. New research published in the ...

For some, the sight of a snake slithering on the ground is scary enough, so how about one launching itself through the air? Chrysopelea paradisi -- the paradise tree snake -- does just that, ...

Astonishing flying snakes of Asia defy gravity without wings, launching from trees and flattening their bodies to glide.

Jake Socha is an expert on flying snakes who uses detailed scientific terminology such as “this big, wiggly, ribbon thing” to describe his soaring quarry. It is an apt description, but don’t be fooled ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Flying snakes are able to undulate their bodies as they glide through the air, and those unique movements allow them to take flight, scientists have found. These snakes, such ...

Technically, flying snakes aren't new, but they're currently trending because scientists have learned how the land-based reptiles fly through the air. According to "Undulation enables gliding in ...

Flying snakes can glide as far as 78 feet (24 meters) without tumbling out of control because they undulate their bodies mid-flight, as if they were swimming through the air. This seems to be a ...