Video: the awesome blow of a kangaroo rat to break free from the bite of a snake

So quick reflexes you can set this kangaroo rat that lives in the Arizona desert in the

United States,

who managed to get caught when she escaped certain death by being stung by a rattlesnake.

The entire sequence was shared in one
Video uploaded to YouTube four days ago by researchers Grace Freymiller and Malachi Whitford of the State University of San Diego.

In the description of the images, they explain that it is a high-speed recording of a desert kangaroo rat (
Dipodomys deserti) who defends himself by hitting a rattlesnake in the air (
Crotalus cerastes).

Then, they tell that the two animals filmed live in their natural desert habitat and that they were recorded at night with high speed cameras with invisible infrared lights for both species.

In order for the human eye to process images in a split second, the video must have been recorded at 500 frames per second and playback slowed down 30 times.

"This clip shows the ability of kangaroo rats to avoid inoculation of venom, even when they are stung, using a powerful kick in the air, they can let go of the snake and l & # 39; To move away, "they explain.