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a desert snake that gave up forward for sideways and conquered the dunes anyway.
locomotionthrows its body diagonally, touching sand at just two points
track signatureleaves J-shaped marks, perpendicular to travel direction
horned lookscaly horns above eyes shade against blazing desert sun
missile namesakeAIM-9 missile borrowed its name and heat-seeking instinct
speedcrosses loose sand faster than snakes that slither straight