AIM-9 Sidewinder 1970. These were followed from the mid-seventies by the AIM-9L/P which was a substantial improvement on the early versions, particularly with an improved SR-116 reduced-smoke rocket motor. The third generation of the missile (AIM-9L/M) are all-aspect missile which share little in common with the earlier missiles. The name "Sidewinder" was selected in 1950 and is the common name of "Crotalus cerastes", a venomous rattlesnake, which uses infrared sensory organs to hunt warm-blooded prey. Originally called the Sidewinder 1, the first live firing was on 3 September 1952. The missile intercepted a drone for the first time on the 11 September
Italian Aesculapian snake four dark brown stripes. If present, the stripes are of equal width and equidistant. The dorsal scales are smooth. The iris of the eye is red, giving it the common name in Italian of "saettone occhirossi" (red-eyed racer). The natural habitats of "Z. lineatus" are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas. The Italian Aesculapian snake feeds on lizards, small mammals, and eggs. "Z. lineatus" is oviparous. Italian Aesculapian snake The Italian Aesculapian snake (Zamenis lineatus) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family. "Z. lineatus" is endemic to southern Italy