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North American sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes). Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes). A diagram shows illustrations of five animals-herring gull, crow, spotted sandpiper, sidewinder rattlesnake, and grasshopper-each paired with a drawing of their distinctive tracks as they move across a surface.
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How Snakes Wind Through Sand
The banded sand snake (Chilomeniscus cinctus) is adapted to burrowing, and...
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North American sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes).
Anthony Mercieca—Root Resources/EB Inc.
Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes).
Drawing by M. Moran/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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Tracks of selected animals.
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