In plantigrades (e.g. humans, bears, most rodents), the entire sole of the foot touches the ground, in digitigrades (most carnivores, most birds), the heel is off the ground and unguligrades (ungulates) walk on hooves.
In plantigrades (e.g. humans, bears, most rodents), the entire sole of the foot touches the ground, in digitigrades (most carnivores, most birds), the heel is off the ground and unguligrades (ungulates) walk on hooves.
Aren’t snakes terrestrial vertebrates? None of these seem to apply to snakes
Snakes do not abide by the laws of nature.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectilinear_locomotion
It should be noted the linked article is actually titled “Carnivore & Ungulate Locomotion” and is about running on limbs. Really cool overview, actually