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This helps them glide over a distance. On the branch, they take a "running jump" and move at 23-33 feet per second. They use this mechanism to escape from predators and catch prey. A Virginia Tech scientist called Jake Socha found out this. He got a flying snake and attached several 3D sensor programs to it and launched it off a high platform. This peculiar technuiqe is used by other animals such as the flying frog and lizard. Not to mention squirrels.