What is a Snake?
Snake is a vertebrate organism that means they have a well-defined bony skeleton. Snakes do not have forelimbs or hindlimbs which means they are Legless.
What are the different body structures of a snake that help in locomotion?
Snakes have a Vertebral Column that forms their backbone, which is extremely long, flexible, and strong.
They also have Muscles inside their body that are thin but strong.
How do Snakes locomote?
- The snakes can move on any surface smoothly by twisting and oscillating their This movement is called Slithering.
- The Backbone of the snakes is connected to the outer skin with help of the thin muscles that are present in between
- These Muscles can curve themselves, which in turn pushes the body forward by pressing against the
- The backbone and the skin move along with the muscles and thus, the snake moves forward.
Summary
| Snake | It is a legless, vertebrate organism. |
| Different Body structures of Snake | ● Vertebral column – Forms the backbone
● Muscles – Thin but strong |
| Locomotion in Snakes | Snakes can move on any surface smoothly by twisting and oscillating their body. |