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Sidewinder The snake that jumps sideways
The Sidewinder is a small species of rattlesnake. It grows to about 60 cm long. Sidewinder It has a stout body and sharp protruding eyebrow shields. Like all rattlesnakes, its tail tapers at the end.

Unlike other snakes, which move either in the well-known serpentine movement, the sidewinder has adapted to moving in slippery sand in a special way. Two points of its body momentarily touch the ground, resulting in graceful, continuous, stepwise movements or a continuous series of little jumps.

The Sidewinder catches its prey by lying partly concealed beneath the sand. Coiled like a spring, it has no difficulty snatching and overcoming its prey.

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