Shrew vs. Snake | National Geographic

meet the hyperactive short-tailed shrew

meet the hyperactive short-tailed shrew under stress the shrews heart beats at

under stress the shrews heart beats at

under stress the shrews heart beats at 1,300 times per minute and the Shrew

1,300 times per minute and the Shrew

1,300 times per minute and the Shrew burns so much energy if it misses one

burns so much energy if it misses one

burns so much energy if it misses one meal it can die so it’s under stress

meal it can die so it’s under stress

meal it can die so it’s under stress most of the time the shrews life is

most of the time the shrews life is

most of the time the shrews life is simple in this Virginia garden hunt for

simple in this Virginia garden hunt for

simple in this Virginia garden hunt for food for an hour sleep for an hour

food for an hour sleep for an hour

food for an hour sleep for an hour glands on the Shrew stomach give off a

glands on the Shrew stomach give off a

glands on the Shrew stomach give off a musky smell which means that a predator

musky smell which means that a predator

musky smell which means that a predator needs a pretty strong stomach to take

needs a pretty strong stomach to take

needs a pretty strong stomach to take one on the garter snake is up for it

one on the garter snake is up for it

one on the garter snake is up for it this is one of the great hunters in a

this is one of the great hunters in a

this is one of the great hunters in a backyard garden it tastes the air with

backyard garden it tastes the air with

backyard garden it tastes the air with its tongue and picks up a whip of the

its tongue and picks up a whip of the

its tongue and picks up a whip of the musky shrew the garter snake has steel

musky shrew the garter snake has steel

musky shrew the garter snake has steel trap jaws he’s ready to tussle but the

trap jaws he’s ready to tussle but the

trap jaws he’s ready to tussle but the snake is the one without venom the

snake is the one without venom the

snake is the one without venom the short-tailed shrew on the other hand is

short-tailed shrew on the other hand is

short-tailed shrew on the other hand is the only North American mammal with a

the only North American mammal with a

the only North American mammal with a poisonous bike that’s why the Shrew

poisonous bike that’s why the Shrew

poisonous bike that’s why the Shrew isn’t shy about battle the Shrew goes

isn’t shy about battle the Shrew goes

isn’t shy about battle the Shrew goes right for the garter snakes neck

oh the snake is in big trouble it’s

oh the snake is in big trouble it’s muscles go slack it’s breathing slows

muscles go slack it’s breathing slows

muscles go slack it’s breathing slows paralysis will soon set in if the Shrew

paralysis will soon set in if the Shrew

paralysis will soon set in if the Shrew left it alone instead the Shrew makes a

left it alone instead the Shrew makes a

left it alone instead the Shrew makes a feast of its phone in a garden shed

feast of its phone in a garden shed

feast of its phone in a garden shed another shrew looks for a meal but they

another shrew looks for a meal but they

another shrew looks for a meal but they have terrible eyesight and they’re

have terrible eyesight and they’re

have terrible eyesight and they’re solitary animals so these two shrews

solitary animals so these two shrews

solitary animals so these two shrews aren’t aware of each other until they

aren’t aware of each other until they

aren’t aware of each other until they bumble into each other and then this

bumble into each other and then this

bumble into each other and then this garden isn’t big enough for the both of

garden isn’t big enough for the both of

garden isn’t big enough for the both of us this is not a fast motion effect this

us this is not a fast motion effect this

us this is not a fast motion effect this is a real time battle between two

is a real time battle between two

is a real time battle between two hyperactive short tails fruits the

hyperactive short tails fruits the

hyperactive short tails fruits the winner gets the other’s territory the

winner gets the other’s territory the

winner gets the other’s territory the loser probably men’s up as lunch let’s

loser probably men’s up as lunch let’s

loser probably men’s up as lunch let’s slow it down so you can see just how

slow it down so you can see just how

slow it down so you can see just how extreme this dance of death really is

extreme this dance of death really is

extreme this dance of death really is this is just like professional

this is just like professional

this is just like professional WrestleMania even though both

WrestleMania even though both

WrestleMania even though both contestants have poisonous bites experts

contestants have poisonous bites experts

contestants have poisonous bites experts aren’t sure if shrews are immune from

aren’t sure if shrews are immune from

aren’t sure if shrews are immune from their own species venom battles like

their own species venom battles like

their own species venom battles like this can go on for over a half an hour

this can go on for over a half an hour

this can go on for over a half an hour who’s going to emerge the victor look at

who’s going to emerge the victor look at

who’s going to emerge the victor look at that heinie bike yikes oh wait a minute

that heinie bike yikes oh wait a minute

that heinie bike yikes oh wait a minute it looks like it’s gonna be a draw each

it looks like it’s gonna be a draw each

it looks like it’s gonna be a draw each combatant retreats to its home turf to

combatant retreats to its home turf to

combatant retreats to its home turf to lick its wounds and plan the next battle