Snakes that fly -- really: Jake Socha at TEDxVirginiaTech

Flying snakes? Yes. And they don’t need to board a plane with Samuel L. Jackson to do so. At TEDxVirginiaTech, Jake Socha shows off their remarkable aerodynamics, which are unlike anything any engineer would have predicted, proving that we need to continue to look to nature for inspiration in design. Dr. Jake Socha is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech. His research investigates the biomechanics and functional morphology of flows in and arou