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 whiff of the

its tongue and picks up a whiff of the

its tongue and picks up a whiff of the musky shrew

musky shrew

musky shrew the garter snake has steel trap jaws

the garter snake has steel trap jaws

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

he’s ready to tussle but the snake is

he’s ready to tussle but the snake is the one without venom the short-tailed

the one without venom the short-tailed

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

shrew on the other hand is the only

shrew on the other hand is the only North American mammal with a poisonous

North American mammal with a poisonous

North American mammal with a poisonous bite that’s why the Shrew isn’t shy

bite that’s why the Shrew isn’t shy

bite that’s why the Shrew isn’t shy about battle the Shrew goes right for

about battle the Shrew goes right for

about battle the Shrew goes right for the garter snakes neck

the garter snakes neck

the garter snakes neck [Music]

[Music]

[Music] oh the snake is in big trouble its

oh the snake is in big trouble its

oh the snake is in big trouble its muscles go slack its breathing slows

muscles go slack its breathing slows

muscles go slack its 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-tail shrews the winner

hyperactive short-tail shrews the winner

hyperactive short-tail shrews the winner gets the others territory the loser

gets the others territory the loser

gets the others territory the loser probably mends up as lunch let’s slow it

probably mends up as lunch let’s slow it

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

down so you can see just how extreme

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

this dance of death really is this is

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

even though both contestants have

even though both contestants have poisonous bites experts aren’t sure if

poisonous bites experts aren’t sure if

poisonous bites experts aren’t sure if shrews are immune from their own species

shrews are immune from their own species

shrews are immune from their own species venom battles like this can go on for

venom battles like this can go on for

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

over a half an hour

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 hiney bike

that hiney bike

that hiney bike yikes oh wait a minute it looks like

yikes oh wait a minute it looks like

yikes oh wait a minute it looks like it’s gonna be a draw each combatant

it’s gonna be a draw each combatant

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

retreats to its home turf to lick its

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