Watch a banded sand snake seem to swim under sand and a sidewinder snake sidewinding across the desert floor

Name: Watch a banded sand snake seem to swim under sand and a sidewinder snake sidewinding across the desert floor
Uploaded: 2023-09-19T16:49:09.324Z
Duration: 16 s
Description: The banded sand snake ( Chilomeniscus cinctus ) is adapted to burrowing, and “swims” beneath the sand. The sidewinder ( Crotalus ceraste s) uses a different method of locomotion—sidewinding—to move along the sand's surface. Both snakes are found in North American deserts.

The banded sand snake (Chilomeniscus cinctus) is adapted to burrowing, and “swims” beneath the sand. The sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) uses a different method of locomotion—sidewinding—to move along the sand's surface. Both snakes are found in North American deserts.

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