#sidewinders

[nocternalrandomness]

US Navy A-7E from VA-86 "Sidewinders" of Carrier Wing 8 preparing to launch from the USS Nimitz in the English Channel - September 1986

(Photo by Mat Herben)

[the-nomadicone]

When Diplomacy Fails... // United States Navy

[highamfunny]

I haven't done gymnastics for almost 20 years, but I'm 30 today, so can I still be in the Sidewinders?

[antiqueanimals]

Nature's Marvels. Text by Lucy Berman. Illustrations by Roy Coombs. 1971.

Internet Archive

[dragonfoxqueensbeans]

Prepare the sidewinding! Optimizing. Optimizing. Begin the wiggle.

Sidewinder is a term for a snake's method of travel. It's so that they have minimal and targeted contact with the hot desert sand on their abdominal scales.

It can also be a rather goofy lunge but hey, if it works...

Also they might be cold blooded but they don't appreciate being cooked!

[lovingexotics]

Baby Sidewinder Rattlesnake Crotalus cerastes Source: Here

[cryptids-of-the-world]

The Hoop Snake is a cryptid found in the U.S. most notably Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. The Hoop Snake is known to be very aggressive and is known to chase people for miles by putting its tail in its mouth and rolling after its victims like a hoop (hence its name) for miles. Unlike most snakes where the venom is in the snakes fangs the Hoop snake keeps it venom in its tail. The Hoop snake is so venomous that there is a story where one got its tail stuck in a tree and the tree immediately shriveled up and died. Only way to get away from a Hoop Snake is to hide behind a tree so the tree takes the hit instead of you. Most skeptics believe the Hoop Snake is a Sidewinder while other people believe it is an entirely new species.

[furygalluzzi]

Ride or die