The Locomotion of Snakes, 1952
Scope and Contents
Produced by Staff Photographer Sam Dunton and Curator of Reptiles, James A. Oliver, the film shows the locomotion of various snakes and features a puff adder being photographed from below and by x-ray. "This is the first x-ray motion picture ever made to show the anatomical movements involved [of snakes]". It was intended to be part of a series on reptiles that would include the NYZS film Introducing the Reptiles.
Dates
- 1952
Access Information
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Extent
1 film : Color; Variable Area Optical Sound; Positive Print; Acetate Base; 24 frames per second; Kodachrome Print ; 16mm
11 minutes
400 feet (Media Diameter: 7 inches)
Language of Materials
English
General
Digitized in 2023 under the WCS Archives' Shelby White and Leon Levy Film Initiative.
Source
- Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository