Snakes cartwheel away from danger, study finds

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSome snakes in the Pseudorabdion genus can cartwheel away from danger, reaching up to eight point three miles per hour, Smithsonian Magazine reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAll thirteen in the lab study did it.

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   Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterOk, the researchers gently tapped each snake at the start of a snake-sized racetrack to make it roll, so the snakes had a little help from the humans.

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   Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThe snakes did not even volunteer!

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNot a bad point, but the snakes still rolled. That's a NOT.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRolling is about four times faster than slithering, but the researchers don't know how long they can keep it up.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the escape works right up until the snake gets dizzy. And in my experience, that is the moment the fox arrives.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat is cynical, but specific. HOT.

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   Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterWhy is hers a NOT and his a HOT? I screamed about the racetrack!

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBecause he stayed on the snake. You went to the racetrack, and we need to breathe about it.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPoint to me.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorResearchers say the snakes keep their heads fairly steady while rolling, to keep their bearings.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy take: that snake should anchor this desk, and Dale should be the one rolling.