The controls in Slither.io are relatively simple. Your snake is controlled by your mouse and moves in the direction of your cursor. Your snake can also be controlled using the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard, however this method is less precise.

Speed Boosting

You can click and hold the left mouse button to generate a burst of speed. This makes your snake move significantly faster than usual at the cost of shedding some of its length. However, the amount of length shed remains constant, meaning that the larger your snake is, the less significant this loss of length is. However, when using the speed boost, it can be harder to control your snake precisely and you’ll have less time to react to the movements of other nearby snakes.

A snake using its speed boost can be easily identified by the shining/shimmering effect that is applied while speeding.