Scientists discover snake's strange method of "lasso locomotion" to climb large trees

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown method of locomotion that snakes use to climb large, smooth trees. For a century, there have only been four observed methods of snake locomotion: rectilinear, lateral undulation, sidewinding, and concertina. Researchers from Colorado State and University of Cincinnati identified this new category of "lasso locomotion" in the climbing repertoire when studying how to protect the nests of endangered Micronesia starlings on Guam from the highly invasive species of brown treesnakes. — Read the rest