Animals that move by slithering
- Snakes: Snakes are the most well-known slithering animals. They move by contracting their muscles and using their scales to grip the ground and push themselves forward.
- Eels: Eels are a type of fish that move by undulating their bodies, allowing them to slither through the water.
- Legless Lizards: Legless lizards, also known as glass lizards or amphisbaenians, resemble snakes but are actually lizards without legs. They move by slithering their bodies.
- Worms: Worms are soft-bodied invertebrates that move by contracting and elongating their bodies in a wavelike motion, enabling them to slither through soil or water.
- Caecilians: Caecilians are amphibians that resemble large worms or snakes. They primarily live in tropical regions and move by undulating their bodies to slither through the soil.
- Sea cucumbers: Sea cucumbers are marine animals that move by contracting and expanding their bodies in a wave-like motion, allowing them to slither along the seafloor.
Note: While some animals like caterpillars and certain fish may also move in a manner similar to slithering, they are not considered true slithering animals.