Published 16:36 IST, May 15th 2020
Snake's caterpillar-like movement goes viral on the internet; watch video
Snake video featuring its non-slithering movement took the internet by storm. Netizens are baffled by its caterpillar-like motion. See the video.
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An astonishing video of a snake went viral on social media in time. Inste of sliring like common snakes, this one has opted for ar way of locomotion. It was spotted moving ahe just like a caterpillar.
Snake video featuring animal's unusual movement
Just like birds fly and rabbits hop, snakes slir from one place to ar. Recently, someone shared a video clip on an online forum featuring reptile striding uncommonly. Unlike or snakes, this one was moving on ro as a caterpillar does. It took internet by storm and left many viewers baffled as y could t understand snake’s unusual movement. Take a look at n-sliring snake’s viral video.
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Right after being shared, snake video clip became immensely popular. viral video garnered over 1500 comments and 55000 upvotes on forum in time. Internet users commented by revealing that y h t seen such a thing before. Moreover, some of m dropped comments on animal video revealing that y were t feeling comfortable watching it and snake must have been raised by a caterpillar.
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Netizens react
However, many forum users identified snake in viral video and called it a puff der. y explained that its movement is kwn as rectilinear locomotion. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, this motion happens when snake’s body moves in a straight line and uses a flow of muscle contractions along sides which makes it look like a caterpillar moving forward. According to reports, this kind of locomotion movement is quite common in large and heavy-bodied snakes including boas and some of vipers.
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16:36 IST, May 15th 2020