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Snakes diffract like a light ray to put them on the right track

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![Graphic][1] Snakes travel in the form of an undulating S-shape produced by a wave of muscle contractions propagating from their head to their tail. How do snakes preserve their motion… Click to show full abstract

![Graphic][1] Snakes travel in the form of an undulating S-shape produced by a wave of muscle contractions propagating from their head to their tail. How do snakes preserve their motion when they encounter unexpected obstacles on their way? Perrin Schiebel and her colleagues at the Georgia

Keywords: put right; ray put; light ray; diffract like; like light; snakes diffract

Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Biology
Year Published: 2019

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