Some people find snakes fascinating, while others would find snakes horrifying. Which one are you? Yes, there are flying snakes, and there are five species found in the jungles of India, southern China, Indonesian islands and the Philippines. The majority of the flying snakes are green, or green with black and red markings. The smallest the flying snakes are called Paradise Tree Snake they can get as big as three feet in length. They are not poisonous to humans.
The flying snake slithers to the end of a tree branch and hangs in a J shape called the J-loop. The snake jumps forward, flattens itself twice its normal size, this initiates the flight in the air that allows the snake to attain height with greater speeds. Air resistance moves inside the concave underbelly of the snake as it travels downwards; the thin concave shape collects air residence and resists gravity, acting as a parachute, this keeps the snake air born for longer periods of time. While they glide through the air their bodies twist and turn into an S shape in mid-air allowing them to oscillate horizontally to give the snake increased lift. Some snakes have been known to travel up to 70 feet and make 90 degree turns in the air.
website to see the National Geographic-flying snakes
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This is a cute elementary book that should be used to teach students about flying snakes and python snakes. Verdi teaches self-esteem and teaches student to believe in themselves and be proud of their talents. Verdi is having trouble with being a python snake; he believes that flying snakes have more fun. Verdi flies in the air and makes C’s instead of S shapes. Then he realizes it is ok to be himself.
This book is useful for me to teach my future students about flying snakes and integrate this book with the physics of flying snakes and teach self-esteem. Teaching the students to be happy with how they are and they are very important.
This book can be utilized by finding the facts of flying snakes and where they live. It gives information pertaining to the physics used to explain why the snakes glide in the air, what they eat, and the color of their scales.
This book provided examples of the snake?s habitat in the tropical jungle and described how the snakes fly from the trees and where they live.
The National Geographic Society is a reliable source that shows the pictures of flying snakes. It gives information on the physics of how the snake can glide through the air forming a contour of their underbodies that act like a parachute. Shows the color of the snake and forming an S shape as it flies through the air. I found it a great source to understanding the concepts of how a snake can fly.
This article explains the kinematic analysis of the flying snake and how snakes take off with a lower maximum vertical velocity. Compares the take off of the flying snakes by using the least energy to the greater speeds of the J-loop to keep the snake in the air for longer time periods and attain a greater speed because of the S shape made and the concave of their bodies that act like a parachute. The article is a reliable source, because it is a Journal from the EBSCOhost. This article helped me understand the physics of the flying snake, by the take off and how the snake glides forms an S shape to maneuver in the air.
Watching this video clip from the National Geographic website shows how the snake makes a J shape and an S shape as it glides through the air. Very reliable source that shows the snake in motion, the color of the snake and a narrator that explains the flight of the flying snake. This site is a reliable because it is from National Geographic. People of all ages would in interesting in watching and learning about the flying snake, it is fascinating to watch.
This website is another reliable source and shows how flying snakes can stay in the air for long periods of time. They make an S shape in the air and keeps them in flight. I found this youtube video amazing!