why snakes crawl Share with your friends Share 1 Mushtaq Ahmed answered this The snake does not posses legs, so it crawls. It moves with the help of scales and muscles. The edges of scales helps it to grip the surface and muscles help in propelling the body forward. 0 View Full Answer Narottam Meena answered this The snakes crawls because it don`t have leg you know, thumb up please. 1