snakelike

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This multipronged approach revealed that while other reptiles have evolved many snakelike traits -- 25 different groups of lizards also lost their limbs, for instance -- only snakes experienced this level of explosive diversification.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

Linear webs hang loosely on the wall, like residue from an autopsy surgeon’s scalpel, while snakelike shapes seem to be in the process of shedding their skin — ecdysis, as internal development outgrows its container.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2022

The byway’s 27 miles of snakelike curves follow the river, surrounded by gently sloping, tuft-covered hills that climb to stunning basalt columns.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2022

We found some interesting oscillating patterns and snakelike patterns.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2020

We’re all awestruck—watching the flames reach higher into the sky, creating snakelike trails.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes