Kangaroo rat avoids rattlesnake strike

Researchers used highspeed video cameras to observe predatorprey interactions in natural conditions: a Merriams kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami) avoids a Mohave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) strike. The video was recorded at 500 frames per second and is slowed down to 30 frames per second. Credit: Rattlesnakes are extremely fast and variable when striking at kangaroo rats in nature: Threedimensional highspeed kinematics at night Timothy E. Higham, Rulon W. Clark, Clint E. Collins, Malachi D. Whi