Requirement
6. How a snake moves forward, from observation
Required Often forgotten
FROM OBSERVATION, so a snake has to be in front of you, in a tank or a zoo if not in the field. Then the functions of the muscles, ribs and belly plates. The requirements page links two free videos for this one.
Notes and warnings
Note. From OBSERVATION. A snake has to be in front of you: a tank, a zoo or a nature centre will do if the field will not. The requirements page links two free videos on how snakes move, which explain the mechanism but are not a substitute for the observation the requirement asks for.
Where this step comes from
- Reptile and Amphibian Study Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 6 · Says "From observation", and links two free videos on how snakes move.