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SCIENCE IN BRIEF How flying snakes masterfully glide tens of feet through the air; plus a round-up of other
ColoradoRocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryGothicSoutheast AsiaSingaporeAustraliaSelasphorus platycercus
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Jake Socha, an expert on flying snakes, 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. When a snake launches off a tree in its southeast Asian habitat and lands on another tree dozens of f
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