Why Do Flying Snakes Wiggle In The Air? - podcast episode cover

Why Do Flying Snakes Wiggle In The Air?

Jul 14, 202012 minTranscript available on Metacast
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Episode description

Some snakes can fly, and we don't mean on a plane. Certain snakes that live in South and Southeast Asia can leap off branches, undulating through the air, onto another tree. But why do they wiggle? NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce shares one researcher's quest to find out.