The Amazing Sidewinder

[andrewldexter]

Better Nate than lever.

[AtarahDerek]

Also it should be noted that four people did NOT save money on car insurance by switching to Geico. A moment of silence for the gecko and the unforeseen circumstances that took him down...

[AtarahDerek]

This is the snake who considers coal walkers to be n00bs.

[PigsCanFly99]

I say the snake is at the same temperature as the sand. It's about locomotion .. efficient movement across granular material.

[KruspeFTW]

Sidewinders are pretty badass.

[BigLeprichaun]

I was busy studying biology when it said that this is sidewinding movement. This is the most epic snake movement in my opinion. But where he says they hibernate in winter...that's estivation :)

[BigLeprichaun]

@BigLeprichaun I mean...hibernate in summer *facepalm*

[juntuen]

sidewinder races with a crab.who wins?

[ARTLKING]

Aw. Iliked the old Animal Planet with the natrual world and how good it is.

[icool247]

it doesnt eat head first?

[makoytj]

the snake is saying "everyday im shuffling"

[MrMusicFM]

@makoytj i play this vid with that song part and lol'd.:p

[likeastarbaby]

what an odd little snake. if i saw that thing slither past me i would lol.

[BEANER9472]

@ Imthepie lol XD

[TheKraitman]

That is not an American Sidewinder Rattle snake Crotalus cerastes,it looks to be Bitis peringueyi,the Peringuey's Desert Adder found in the Nambian Desert(that leapord gecko was a dead give away btw),.It side winds in the same manner as the two species of sidewinder rattle snake,and along with some other African desert vipers such as the Horned Viper, Cerases cerastes.It is an evolutionary trait developed for these snake which dwell in very sandy and hot deserts

[doomrider3000]

looks pretty cool due 2 me liking snakes XLoLX

[briantotse3]

Shit, that lizard is deader than fried-chicken.

[ImThePie]

Avenged Sevenfold

[blackfirexvii17]

lol like this if your here wondering about the A7X song...

[RAMULUS31]

@blackfirexvii17 hahaha totally! xD

[UFCMexicanFighter1]

When he said it can survive w/o a single drop of water I was waiting until he said for a day or week

[thomasneilson]

it would be sooo scary if that thing was chasing you through the desert!

[TheKraitman]

@thomasneilson it would never be chaseing you through the desert,or any where else,firstthe Peringuey's Desert Adder(which I belive this is),is only about 6-8"long-not very scary,unless its in your boot.Second,why would it expend precious energy,to chase a animal(human)far bigger than it is which it could never eat.If it runs at all,its to get AWAY from danger and to hide.Desert heat will kill you far faster than this little snake.

[xXxxMaNNyxXx]

Snake's way of doing moonwalk

[elcrumpiton1]

SEXIEST MOONWALKK EVAARR...

[Baller527]

Avenged Sevenfold sent me here

[twasmuthguitarplayer]

@Baller527 me too haha

[epocson123]

@Baller527 lol i know evry time i put in sidewinder this pops up

[psplayer444]

That's a handsome motherfucker.

[loopofpoop]

that beats "the worm" any day

[cotton079]

I have a blotched water snake and he runs like this

[XxCoDGOD666xX]

@EdwardDaniell The Geico kind

[Spiyder11]

Snake version of moonwalking , pretty badassed. It's like " motherfucker ! This sand is hot as fuck "

[dukeofdeath5]

if you are ever being chased by a sidewinder, just move in front of it

[P3ngu1nFaN10]

@dukeofdeath5 lol that makes me think if our teacher says "Does any1 know how to get away from a side winder?" *raises hand* "Yes (Im not putting my name lol)" Me:"uuuhhhhmmmmmm... stand in front of it?" XD lol

[pragzter]

@P3ngu1nFaN10 why not deploy flares?

[B0sTonCeltics20534]

You can feel,my strength destroy you! Straight to the heart from the venomous bite!

[BrysonJohn]

@B0sTonCeltics20534 Perhaps one of my favourite Avenged songs

[RedFaction2001]

@BrysonJohn HAHA same! A7x sidewinder

awesome song (well its about this snake) thats why he says venom

[XxCoDGOD666xX]

@B0sTonCeltics20534 Best freaking band ever!

[epocson123]

@B0sTonCeltics20534 also that rattle in the begining is because the sidewinder is a rattlesnake btw but i love how they can make a song about a snake so epic

[machinecinema4]

its moonwalk snake style :P

[machinecinema4]

looks liek moonwalk somehow

[TheWickedEnd0851]

Heres my favourite snake,that looks badass

[OonaCanute]

Snakes be crazy, what can I say?

[heresthadude1080]

Snakes are awesome! XD

[mattlittlej]

As the snake's moving:

"OW HOT SHIT OW HOT HOT OW SHIT HOT HOT OW SHIT HOT"

[DisturbedCriminal666]

rofl

[fashionhistorylover]

@mattlittlej Lol!

[runescapegoodboynow]

Sidewinder is an a7x song... "can't you feel.. The poison risin' straight to the heart of the venemous bite!" "you can feel... My strength destroy you... Somethin something" cool song :)

[FDD2012]

@runescapegoodboynow yahh the real snake is way cooler

[ITAMrPink]

@runescapegoodboynow It's also a lard song and a Tarantino/Madsen character :)

[Genera1Smok3]

wow i really like it's eyes, looks hella mean

[rydag11]

Nature's adaptability never ceases to amaze me

[Hazzardcounty011980]

im doing that for a science study :)

[fernando5794]

0:37 - 0:43 pounce that shit!

[Captain6313]

weird thats the name of a a7x song

[x109256]

thats spooky when it disappears into the sand

[clan567]

that's one cool snake

[mdsoultrain]

man that gecko was like...o well

[Khunter122]

That creeps me out. And the way it hides itself in the sand... O_O

[lizarddoubleX]

wut type of gecko was that?

[auron570]

woah that's sooo awesome!

[frisbeesman]

poor cat gecko

[charliecheddar23]

these are a type of rattle snake right?

[overtheunder1987]

The one in the video isn't, its another viper (maybe cerastes vipera, not sure). but there are rattlesnakes that move by sidewinding.

[konarider]

Definately not, considering that it doesn`t have a rattle at the end of its body.

[poobearpanda345]

thanks! i used some of this info in an assignment, but don't worry i didn't plagerise :))))

[Lofobal]

JAMA DA!

[desormi]

The sidewinder moves like drifting, it's just

cool!

[Crispy27]

Actually, the way it moves has nothing to do with the hot sand. It moves like that because it's not able to get a good enough grip on the sand to move in the more conventional snake manner.

[Saundy821]

You missed what was being said. The sidewinder moves as it does as a matter of efficiency and safety. It could move more slowly over the sand using normal serpentine movement. However, over "slick" substrate they move like this to maximize distance and minimize contact.

The only snakes to do this are on polar extremes, hot dry climates, and cold wet climates. Both of which are deadly for a cold blooded animal.

There are several nocturnal sandy desert snakes that move using serpentine locomotion.

[pididle]

Nature's equivalent of a moonwalk.

[icexiangwu]

my favorite snake! see it move!

[karimk13]

Cool.....

[goldtholder45]

the sidewinder is such a badass

[SchizoKnight12]

after getting fired from geico, the gecko's life went downhill.

[bapyou]

LOL!

[fashionhistorylover]

@SchizoKnight12 Lol!

[Albolabris187]

what a Beauty :D

[XPhantomPunisherX]

these snakes are just plain KICK ASS!!!

[SystemOfADown1321]

they are ugly at their face but truly amazing

[Kaminatra]

Geico sends it's deepest sympathies, I am sure. o_o *pats remainder of Gecko*

[helgaleenas]

That is quite a move for a snake to make, it does that to keep its stomach from getting burned from the hot sand.