Tiny snakes escape danger by rolling like a wheel at up to 8.3 mph, about four times faster than they can slither
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Filmed on a lab track, dwarf reed snakes rolled at peak speeds near 8.3 mph, which in body lengths rivals a cheetah's best burst, though the figure is a single peak from a tap-triggered test and not a chase.
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