Snake

50505
3 ball snake
Capacity	3
Period	5
Full period	5
Orbits	3
Composition	Prime
States	(Excited state) 10101 - (5) 01011 - (0) 1011 - (5) 01101 - (0) 1101 - (5)
Ladder diagram
Stack notation	30303
Dual	16161
Anagrams	55500

 

7070707
4 ball snake
Capacity	4
Period	7
Full period	7
Orbits	4
Composition	Prime
States	(Excited state) 1010101 - (7) 0101011 - (0) 101011 - (7) 0101101 - (0) 101101 - (7) 0110101 - (0) 110101 - (7)
Ladder diagram
Stack notation	4040404
Dual	1818181
Anagrams	7777000 7770700 7770070 7707700

 

909090909
5 ball snake
Capacity	5
Period	9
Full period	9
Orbits	5
Composition	Prime
States	(Excited state) 101010101 - (9) 010101011 - (0) 10101011 - (9) 010101101 - (0) 10101101 - (9) 010110101 - (0) 10110101 - (9) 011010101 - (0) 11010101 - (9)
Ladder diagram
Stack notation	505050505
Dual	1a1a1a1a1
Anagrams	999990000 999909000 999900900 999900090 999099000 999090900 999090090 999009900 999009090 999000990 990990900 990990090 990909900

  A snake is a pattern where the right hand throws all the objects across to the left hand, and then the left hand throws all the objects back across to the right hand. All the throws are the same height. The first object should be caught at about the same time that the last object is thrown.

A snake pattern is a cascade with as many gaps in it as possible without having any consecutive gaps. It can be used as an exercise to prepare for learning a cascade with nearly twice as many objects as there are in the snake.

Alternative names

• Chase
• Trail

Variations

• Alternating shower
• Siteswaps similar to snake patterns, but with a ball held in the hand while it isn't throwing:

4 ball snake with a hold Siteswap: 525

5 ball snake with a hold Siteswap: 72727

6 ball snake with a hold Siteswap: 9292929

SNAKE Juggling exercise, correct method