Peringuey’s Adder vs. Lizard | National Geographic

how hot is it here in the Namibian
desert on Africa’s southwest coast so
hot that this shovel snouted listener
has to thermoregulate it lowers its
entire body temperature by letting heat
escape through its lifted feet drought
is the constant enemy water is precious
when the early morning sea fog rolls in
from the South Atlantic the water turns
to do and resourceful animals like this
Heron gaze adder drink the water
droplets off its own skin then it’s time
to look for food ever wonder how a Viper
like this one manages to motor across
the hot shifting sands in the desert the
paren gaze adder does it by lifting most
of its body off the sand this is called
sidewinding and this Sidewinder has
turned it into poetry in motion
this lizard has buried itself to escape
the Sun but once the adder appears the
lizard beats feet out of it scurrying
needles catch the lizards attention
thought chase is on lizard versus beetle
versus adder hmm who adopts a cunning
hunting strategy
let the prey come to it burrow into the
sand and get ready for it
gambling
the hot sand until just head and eyes or
exposed
the lizard looking to devour the beetles
but gets devour in itself this is now an
X lizard
the bring gays follow strict desert
serpent etiquette and consumes its meal
and first