Adder vs. Lizard | National Geographic

how hot is it here in the Namibian

how hot is it here in the Namibian desert on Africa’s southwest coast so

desert on Africa’s southwest coast so

desert on Africa’s southwest coast so hot that this shovel-snouted lizard has

hot that this shovel-snouted lizard has

hot that this shovel-snouted lizard has to thermoregulate

to thermoregulate

to thermoregulate it lowers its entire body temperature by

it lowers its entire body temperature by

it lowers its entire body temperature by letting heat escape through its lifted

letting heat escape through its lifted

letting heat escape through its lifted feet drought is the constant enemy water

feet drought is the constant enemy water

feet drought is the constant enemy water is precious when the early morning sea

is precious when the early morning sea

is precious when the early morning sea fog rolls in from the South Atlantic the

fog rolls in from the South Atlantic the

fog rolls in from the South Atlantic the water turns to do and resourceful

water turns to do and resourceful

water turns to do and resourceful animals like this Perrin gaze adder

animals like this Perrin gaze adder

animals like this Perrin gaze adder drink the water droplets off its own

drink the water droplets off its own

drink the water droplets off its own skin then it’s time to look for food

skin then it’s time to look for food

skin then it’s time to look for food ever wonder how a Viper like this one

ever wonder how a Viper like this one

ever wonder how a Viper like this one manages to motor across the hot shifting

manages to motor across the hot shifting

manages to motor across the hot shifting sands in the desert the paren gaze adder

sands in the desert the paren gaze adder

sands in the desert the paren gaze adder does it by lifting most of its body off

does it by lifting most of its body off

does it by lifting most of its body off the sand this is called Sai binding and

the sand this is called Sai binding and

the sand this is called Sai binding and this Sidewinder has turned it into

this Sidewinder has turned it into

this Sidewinder has turned it into poetry in motion

this lizard has buried itself to escape

this lizard has buried itself to escape the Sun but once the adder appears the

the Sun but once the adder appears the

the Sun but once the adder appears the lizard beats feet out of their scurrying

lizard beats feet out of their scurrying

lizard beats feet out of their scurrying beetles catch the lizards attention the

beetles catch the lizards attention the

beetles catch the lizards attention the chase is on lizard versus beetle versus

chase is on lizard versus beetle versus

chase is on lizard versus beetle versus adder who adopts a cunning hunting

adder who adopts a cunning hunting

adder who adopts a cunning hunting strategy

strategy

strategy let the prey come to it burrow into the

let the prey come to it burrow into the

let the prey come to it burrow into the sand and get ready for it ambushing it

sand and get ready for it ambushing it

sand and get ready for it ambushing it wriggles into the hot sand until just

wriggles into the hot sand until just

wriggles into the hot sand until just head and eyes are exposed

the lizard looking to devour the beetles

the lizard looking to devour the beetles but gets devoured itself this is now an

but gets devoured itself this is now an

but gets devoured itself this is now an ex lizard the paren gaze follows strict

ex lizard the paren gaze follows strict

ex lizard the paren gaze follows strict desert serpent etiquette and consumes

desert serpent etiquette and consumes

desert serpent etiquette and consumes its meal headfirst