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Snake named by its points

Snake named by column changes

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This snake appears to be made from two “identical” halves.

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The column-change naming convention reveals structures within the snake that we did not expect to find.

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These “halves” can also be seen on the N-cubes, although you might not have noticed them at first. But for now, let’s look at a 5-space snake.