Scientists discover new way for snakes to climb
13 Jan 202113 January 2021
Last updated at 06:31
Scientists have spotted snakes doing a 'lasso locomotion' to climb up poles and trees
As if snakes weren't sneaky enough, scientists have discovered a new method used by one species to climb super smooth surfaces.
A team of researchers from Colorado State University and the University of Cincinnati have found that brown tree snakes have a way of moving vertically which has never been seen before.
The scientists managed to film these reptiles looping their whole bodies around a smooth cylinder and tying their tails in a knot around themselves - similar to a lasso - in order to gain maximum grip.