Every spring in Manitoba, more than 30,000 red sided garter snakes emerge from the Narcisse Snake Dens to reproduce. The gathering is not migration or hunting but mating: males cluster around females in a swirling “mating ball” guided by chemical signals. Afterward, the snakes disperse for the off season, returning reliably year after year.
Flying snakes in the Chrysopelea genus can glide impressively by flattening their bodies into a streamlined shape. Rather than using wings, they create lift and glide horizontally, using their entire body as an aerodynamic “wing.” The ability helps them move tree to tree, avoid predators, and forage in dense forests.
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