Terrifying The Venomous Sidewinder Snake Slithers at 18 MPH

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00:01 This snake can travel at speeds of up to 18 miles per hour.

00:05 This is the perengase adder, also called the sidewinder.

00:12 Sidewinding is the equivalent of the horse's gallop

00:21 in the snake world.

00:23 It's the fastest way to get around.

00:26 And speed aside, it's also the best way

00:28 for a snake to cross loose, shifting sand.

00:31 In sidewinding, only two parts of the snake

00:36 are on the ground simultaneously.

00:39 With the head and tail firmly anchoring the snake,

00:42 it throws its body forward in a loop.

00:45 When that lands, the head is thrust forward.

00:48 As soon as that lands, the tail is brought up, and so on.

00:52 This movement creates grip, much like a foot pushing down,

00:57 allowing the snake to move forward without sliding,

01:00 even on shifting sand.

01:02 Sidewinding is also a necessary heat coping behavior

01:09 in the scorched desert.

01:10 It reduces the body's contact with the hot sand.

01:15 But the sidewinder doesn't use this speed

01:23 to chase down prey.

01:25 The lizards are way too quick for that.

01:27 Instead, they find an area with good lizard activity,

01:34 often near grass tussocks, where the lizards seek shade.

01:37 Starting at the tail and working its way towards the head,

01:45 the sidewinder wiggles its body into the sand.

01:48 (dramatic music)

01:51 With only its eyes above the sand

02:00 and the desert wind blowing all traces

02:02 of its burial site away, the adder waits,

02:05 its potent venom ready to do the hard work.

02:08 A shovel-snouted lizard is also on the hunt.

02:12 He stops to pick up a bug.

02:17 Big mistake.

02:18 (dramatic music)

02:27 In this scorched desert, the lizard is not just a meal,

02:42 but an important source of water too.

02:47 He retreats into the cool sand to digest.

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