Adults can become quite large, with a reported typical length of 106.5â183 cm (3 ft 6 inâ6 ft 0 in). They are the largest snake found in Canada. The record total length is 256.5 cm (8 ft 5 in), making it (officially) the longest snake in North America.
When we talk of an energy absorbing material, what weâre really talking about is a material that can control the release of energy in various ways. Energy is never lost â itâs only transferred into different forms. You probably remember this from basic science classes in middle school or high school.
Ordinarily, absorbing materials reflect between 1 and 5 percent of the electromagnetic radiation; some, however, reflect no more than 0.01 percent. They are capable of absorbing flux densities ranging from 0.15 to 1.5 watts/cm 2 and, in the case of foam ceramics, up to 8 watts/cm 2.