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Snakes on a rope: Researchers take a unique look at the climbing abilities of boa constrictors

In the wild, how does a snake climb a vertical surface without slipping? To find out, researchers sent snakes climbing up varying widths and tensions of ropes as they explored snake movement in relation to their musculoskeletal design and variation in their environment.

Read full article here... (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101130104606.htm)

I've got one little pastel that climbs the probe cord all the time. It's really interesting to watch how they do that.

Snakes have several hundred sets of ribs which each have their own set of muscles. With that kind of control you could climb nearly anything