Flying snakes help develop technology

There are no wings but some snakes can still be launched from tree to tree at a distance of more than 30m. In-depth research on this skill will help develop many technologies for human life.

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There are three species of flying snakes belonging to the genus Chrysopelea found in forests in Southeast and South Asia. They have the ability to rotate ribs to easily fly and their bodies will bob when surfing in the air.

Biomedical professor Jake Socha at Virginia Tech (USA) has built a physical simulation of how these snakes fly. And his team succeeded in experimenting in a wind tunnel. This result will help aerodynamic technology apply to life more effectively.

Gizmag magazine said that a member of the research group, Anush Krishnan, used computers to create a flying snake, applying this simulation to hydrodynamics.