sidewinder

Home > ... > Plants and Animals > Animals > Vertebrate Zoology > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side A Dictionary of the Internet The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

sidewinder

sidewinder common name for a rattlesnake , Crotalus cerastes, found in the deserts of the SW United States. This 2-ft (60-cm), pale yellow and pink snake is named for its curious method of locomotion. It throws out successive loops at oblique angles, which gives it the appearance of moving sideways. This mode of progression, also evolved by certain African desert snakes, enables it to move over sand, which offers little traction. The sidewinder has prominent, erect scales above its eyes and is sometimes known as the horned rattlesnake. During the heat of the day it lies half buried in the sand; it hunts small animals in the evening. The sidewinder is classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Crotalidae.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-sidewind" title="Facts and information about sidewinder">sidewinder</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"sidewinder." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 19 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"sidewinder." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 19, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-sidewind.html

"sidewinder." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-sidewind.html

Learn more about citation styles

Sidewinder

A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | | Â© A Dictionary of the Internet 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Sidewinder The name of the SPIDER used by the INFOSEEK SEARCH ENGINE.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O12-Sidewinder" title="Facts and information about sidewinder">sidewinder</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

DARREL INCE. "Sidewinder." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 19 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

DARREL INCE. "Sidewinder." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (December 19, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-Sidewinder.html

DARREL INCE. "Sidewinder." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved December 19, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-Sidewinder.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauruses

Rate these entries|See all related entries

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Secure Computing Announces Sidewinder Firewall and VPN Appliance. Business Wire; 1/10/2002
	Secure Computing's Sidewinder Firewall Impervious to Critical UNIX Vulnerability. Business Wire; 7/31/2001
	SATAN no threat to Sidewinder(TM). Business Wire; 4/24/1995

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	Sidewinder Europe invests in the future. M2 Presswire; 9/20/2005; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-20 September 2005-Sidewinder: Sidewinder Europe invests in the future(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20092005 Wellesbourne, UK - Sidewinder Europe today announced its substantial minority shareholding...
	SPL Acquires Sidewinder. PR Newswire; 5/5/2006; 700+ words ; ...enSUMIT Strategic Utility Management Suite Existing Sidewinder Field Service and Logistics Business Will Expand...SPL today announced that it has purchased the Sidewinder business from Sidewinder Holdings Ltd. Sidewinder is a leading provider...
	SPL acquires Sidewinder; Scheduling and optimisation technology will power; SPL enSUMIT Strategic Utility Management suite; Existing Sidewinder field service and logistics business will expand. M2 Presswire; 5/5/2006; 700+ words ; ...PRESSWIRE-5 May 2006-SPL: SPL acquires Sidewinder; Scheduling and optimisation technology...Utility Management suite; Existing Sidewinder field service and logistics business...announces that it has purchased the Sidewinder business from Sidewinder Holdings Ltd...
	Secure Computing Announces Sidewinder Firewall and VPN Appliance. Business Wire; 1/10/2002; 700+ words ; ...start-up; and because Sidewinder doesn't require security...and operating system. The Sidewinder Appliance is the perfect...or worldwide deployment of Sidewinders can be centrally managed...pleased to be able to offer our Sidewinder firewall and VPN gateway...
	Secure Computing Introduces Sidewinder 7.0, Industry's First Reputation-based Firewall. PR Newswire; 1/30/2007; 700+ words ; ...enterprise gateway security, today announced Sidewinder 7.0, the industry's first and only...TrustedSource(TM) reputation technology, Sidewinder 7.0 includes significant enhancements...comprehensive enterprise gateway security, Sidewinder 7.0 incorporates global intelligence...
	Secure Computing's Sidewinder firewall impervious to critical UNIX vulnerability; Sidewinder's patented type enforcement architecture thwarts complete system compromise attack detailed in CERT Advisory CERT-2001-21. M2 Presswire; 8/1/2001; 700+ words ; ...SECURE COMPUTING: Secure Computing's Sidewinder firewall impervious to critical UNIX vulnerability; Sidewinder's patented type enforcement architecture...solutions, today announced that its Sidewinder firewall and VPN gateway is not susceptible...
	Seagate Announces Sidewinder 70 AIT Tape Drive. PR Newswire; 10/13/1998; 700+ words ; ...today announced the introduction of the Sidewinder 70 Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT...AIT cartridge. In addition, Seagate Sidewinder 70 drives incorporate TapeAlert(TM...other improvements we've made to the Sidewinder such as the ability to perform multiple...
	Secure Computing Sidewinder 2150D with IPS accelerator.(Product/service evaluation) Magazine article from: Network World; 11/12/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...please see our full coverage. The Sidewinder 2150D is a proxy-focused firewall...central management tool. We tested the Sidewinder 2150D at an awkward time, because Secure...the central management tool for the Sidewinder. We did most of our configuration using...
	Secure Computing's Sidewinder Firewall Impervious to Critical UNIX Vulnerability. Business Wire; 7/31/2001; 700+ words ; ...2001 [pilcrow (paragraph sign)] Sidewinder's Patented Type Enforcement(TM...solutions, today announced that its Sidewinder(TM) firewall and VPN gateway is not...vulnerability referenced is not applicable to Sidewinder as a result of disciplined security...
	SATAN no threat to Sidewinder(TM). Business Wire; 4/24/1995; 700+ words ; ...into an Internet site protected by a Sidewinder Firewall, the attack was repelled easily. Sidewinder, the advanced Internet Firewall system...strengthen the company's claim that Sidewinder is the strongest Internet Firewall money...