Snake

	Snake
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Pattern type	Strict still life
Number of cells	6
Bounding box	4 × 2
Static symmetry	Unspecified
Discovered by	JHC group
Year of discovery	1970
Rules
Outer-totalistic rules	B/S23 – B35678/S012345678
# of rules	212 = 4096
Glider synthesis
Fewest gliders	4
Uploaded synthesis RLE	snake_synth.rle
Pattern files
Plaintext	snake.cells
RLE	snake.rle

Snake is the twenty-first most common still life, being less common than boat-tie but more common than big S.^[1] It was discovered by the JHC group in 1970.^[2]

References

↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on June 18, 2009.