Proponents claim that adopting the fluidity of snakes allows them to entwine with their opponents in defense and strike them from angles they would not expect in offense.

The sinuous, fluid motion of the snake lends itself to the practical theory that underlies the "soft" martial arts.

Snake style generally aims for weak points of the human body, such as the eyes, groin and joints.

The green bamboo viper is the snake style taught in the United States by Grandmaster Wing Loc Johnson Ng.

Snake style kung fu is considered to be a highly advanced form of fighting due to the use of internal energy (chi) and the specialized breathing techniques.

Being less than satisfied he enrolled himself at the Southern Shaolin temple years and later combined all that he learned into this snake style ("She Ying Diu Sao").

Besides straight punches and the flaming eye gouge as widely used in Wing Chun, this style also employs strikes fit's mill butterfly-buddha palms, the hook, upper cut, and gui quen (back fist) as central techniques.

Biu tze (thrusting fingers) techniques resembling snake attacks are the secrets, and hence, the name of this style.