Complex maneuvers of kangaroo rat avoiding rattlesnake

High speed recording of sidewinder rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) striking at a desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti). The animals are free-ranging in their natural desert habitat at night, and filmed with high speed cameras using near-IR lights invisible to both species. The video is recorded at 500 frames per second, and playback is slowed down about 30 times. This clip illustrates some of the high-speed maneuvers desert kangaroo rats (Dipodomys deserti) can use when avoiding rattlesnake strikes (Crota