Why do snakes move in a zigzag manner?

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Snakes have no legs, yet they can move very fast. If you watch a snake slithering, you will see that it usually moves in a zigzag manner. It does this by alternately tightening and relaxing a set of muscles along each side of its body. This produces horizontal waves, which let it move forward in a zig...
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Snakes have no legs, yet they can move very fast. If you watch a snake slithering, you will see that it usually moves in a zigzag manner. It does this by alternately tightening and relaxing a set of muscles along each side of its body. This produces horizontal waves, which let it move forward in a zig zag manner. read less
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Snakes have no legs, yet they can move very fast. If you watch a snake slithering, you will see that it usually moves in a zigzag manner. It does this by alternately tightening and relaxing a set of muscles along each side of its body. This produces horizontal waves, which let it move forward in a zig...
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Snakes have no legs, yet they can move very fast. If you watch a snake slithering, you will see that it usually moves in a zigzag manner. It does this by alternately tightening and relaxing a set of muscles along each side of its body. This produces horizontal waves, which let it move forward in a zig zag manner. read less
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Snakes do not have legs. It usually moves in zigzag manner. It does this by alternatively tightening and relaxing a set of muscles along each side of its body. This produces horizontal waves which let it move forward in zigzag manner.
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If you watch a snake slithering, you will see that it usually moves in a zigzag manner. It does this by alternately tightening and relaxing a set of muscles along each side of its body. This produces horizontal waves, which let it move forward in a zig zag manner.
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