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
Trinket snake Trinket snake The trinket snake ("Coelognathus helena") is a nonvenomous constrictor species of colubrid snake native to south Central Asia. The specific name of this beautiful snake, "helena", may be a reference to the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Troy. "C. helena" is found in Sri Lanka, southern India, Pakistan (Sindh), Nepal, and Bangladesh. Its type locality is "India: Vishakhapatnam" (Daudin, 1803). "C. helena" has the following scalation. The rostral is a little broader than deep, and visible from above. The suture between the internasals is much shorter than that between the prefrontals. The frontal is as