Sidewinder may refer to:

Snakes

Sidewinding Sidewinding is a type of locomotion unique to snakes, used to move across loose or slippery substrates. It is most often used by the Saharan horned viper, ''Cerastes cerastes'', the Mojave sidewinder rattlesnake, ''Crotalus cerastes'', and the ...

, a form of locomotion used by some snakes ** ''

Bitis peringueyi ''Bitis peringueyi'', also known as the Peringuey's adder, Spawls S, Branch B (1995). ''The Dangerous Snakes of Africa''. Dubai: Ralph Curtis Books. Oriental Press. 192 pp. . Peringuey's desert adder or desert sidewinding adder, Mallow D, Ludwig ...

'' or sidewinding adder, a venomous adder species found in Namibia and southern Angola ** ''

Cerastes cerastes ''Cerastes cerastes'', commonly known as the Saharan horned viperMallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. (2003). ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. . or the desert horned viper ...

'' or Saharan horned viper, a venomous pit viper found in northern Africa and parts of the Middle East ** ''

Crotalus cerastes ''Crotalus cerastes'', known as the sidewinder, horned rattlesnake or sidewinder rattlesnake,Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. . is a pit viper species belonging to the ...

'' or sidewinder rattlesnake, a venomous pit viper species found in the southwestern United States

Amusement park rides

Sidewinder (roller coaster element) Roller coaster elements are the individual parts of roller coaster design and operation, such as a track, hill, loop, or turn. Variations in normal track movement that add thrill or excitement to the ride are often called "thrill elements". Comm ...

, an inversion involving a half-loop followed by a half-corkscrew *

Sidewinder (Elitch Gardens) Sidewinder is a steel roller coaster located at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. This is a fairly simple coaster that takes rides through one loop. Instead of starting from the ground, riders have to ascend stairs fifty feet up to the loadin ...

, a roller coaster in Denver, Colorado * Sidewinder (Hersheypark), a roller coaster in Hershey, Pennsylvania * Sidewinder, a ride at Sandcastle Waterworld in Blackpool, England

Computing

Microsoft SideWinder Microsoft SideWinder was the general name given to the family of digital game controllers developed by Microsoft for PCs. The line was first launched in 1995. Although intended only for use with Microsoft Windows, Microsoft SideWinder game con ...

, a family of digital game controllers * Sidewinder, firewall software from

Secure Computing Secure Computing Corporation (SCC) was a public company that developed and sold computer security appliances and hosted services to protect users and data. McAfee acquired the company in 2008. The company also developed filtering systems used ...

(now McAfee)

Fiction

Sidewinder (character) Sidewinder is the name of three different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original Sidewinder, Seth Voelker, first appeared in ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #64 (Jun 1980), created by writers Mark Gru ...

, a Marvel supervillain * Budd (''Kill Bill'') or Sidewinder, a character in the ''Kill Bill'' films * Sidewinder, a machine in the ''Thunderbirds'' TV series * The nickname of Patience Barton in the 1969 film '' Support Your Local Gunfighter''

Music

Sidewinder (band) Sidewinder were an Australian indie pop group founded in 1990 in Canberra by Pip Branson on guitar, Martin Craft on bass guitar and backing vocals, his brother Nick Craft on lead guitar and vocals, and Giri Fox on drums. Early in 1994 Shane Mel ...

, a band from Australia * Sidewinders, a barbershop quartet *

The Sidewinders The Sidewinders (later the Sand Rubies) was a rock band from Tucson, Arizona, who released two major-label albums and scored two radio hits in the US before a lawsuit forced a change of name. Another album was released on a major label but by that ...

, an Arizona rock band * ''Sidewinder'' (EP), a 1996 EP by Download * ''

The Sidewinder ''The Sidewinder'' is a 1964 album by the jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S. It was released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4157 (mono) and BST 84157 ( stereo). The title track ...

'', a 1964 album by Lee Morgan * "The Sidewinder" (composition), a composition by Lee Morgan * ''Sidewinder'' a 2017 EP by Stand Atlantic * ''Sidewinder'', an electronic music composition and album by

Morton Subotnick Morton Subotnick (born April 14, 1933) is an American composer of electronic music, best known for his 1967 composition '' Silver Apples of the Moon'', the first electronic work commissioned by a record company, Nonesuch. He was one of the foun ...

* "Sidewinder", a song by Avenged Sevenfold from ''

City of Evil ''City of Evil'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on June 6, 2005, through Warner Bros. Records. Co-produced by Andrew Murdock, ''City of Evil'' contains a more traditional heavy metal and hard ...

'' * "Sidewinder", a song by Catfish and the Bottlemen from ''

The Balcony ''The Balcony'' (french: Le Balcon) is a play by the French dramatist Jean Genet. It is set in an unnamed city that is experiencing a revolutionary uprising in the streets; most of the action takes place in an upmarket brothel that functions as a ...

'' * "Sidewinder", a song by The Cynic Project * "Sidewinder", a song by Lard from ''

Pure Chewing Satisfaction ''Pure Chewing Satisfaction'' is the second studio album by American band Lard, released in 1997. Critical reception The ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' wrote that "the sound may be a repetitive industrial/metal grind (think Ministry's 'Just One F ...

'' * "Sidewinder", a song by Photek from '' Form & Function Vol. 2'' * "Sidewinder", a song by Stand Atlantic from Sidewinder EP

Sports

* Sidewinders (X-League), an American football team in Japan *

Tucson Sidewinders , "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map ...

, a AAA baseball team * Sidewinder, a freestyle skateboarding trick * Sidewinder, a baseball pitcher who throws using a side-arm delivery

Vehicles

* Bell Sidewinder, a clone of the Phantom X1 aircraft * Dodge Sidewinder, a 1997 concept car * Kia Sidewinder, a 2006 concept car * Smyth Sidewinder, a two-seat experimental aircraft developed in 1969

Video games

* ''Sidewinder'' (Mastertronic video game), a 1988 video game for the Amiga * ''Sidewinder'' (video game) or ''Mission Cobra'', a 1989 action arcade game for NES

Other uses

AIM-9 Sidewinder The AIM-9 Sidewinder (where "AIM" stands for "Air Intercept Missile") is a short-range air-to-air missile which entered service with the US Navy in 1956 and subsequently was adopted by the US Air Force in 1964. Since then the Sidewinder has prov ...

, an air-to-air missile * A mini-revolver manufactured by

North American Arms North American Arms is a United States company, headquartered in Provo, Utah, that manufactures pocket pistols and mini- revolvers, also called mouse guns. The company was originally named ''Rocky Mountain Arms'' when it was founded in 1972. In 1 ...

* Sidewinder (slot car), a type of model car with a transverse motor * Operation Sidewinder (disambiguation)