Snake Locomotion Flashcards
1
Q
advance/ pull
A
Rectilinear
1
Q
Most common, undulating crawl
A
Serpentine
2
Q
sideways loops
A
sidewinding
3
Q
horizontal loops- straighten to climb trees
A
Concertina
4
Q
Shedding scales
A
spectacle, dorsal, ventral
5
Q
Two types of scales
A
smooth or keeled (center ridge)
6
Q
Bc of the spectacle over the eye preventing the tears from draining, where do the tears drain
A
Into the mouth
7
Q
How do snakes detect the heat of their prey
A
infrared pits (0.001C)
8
Q
Snake left lung characteristics
A
Reduced and vestigal
9
Q
Snake right lung characteristics
A
elongated, cranial: gas exchange, caudal air sac
