A wide-eyed kangaroo rat sits hunched in darkness among sparse tufts of desert plant life. But the diminutive rodent isn't alone in the Arizona desert. Just inches away, a deadly sidewinder ...

Snakes are notorious for their particular taste in rodents, but it appears that the kangaroo rat managed to evolve with adaptations that help it evade strikes made by predatory snakes. In this video, ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- When threatened by a hungry snake in the wild, desert kangaroo rats have powerful and spectacular moves like ninja-style kicks and jumps in their arsenal to protect themselves. A ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- When threatened by a hungry snake in the wild, desert kangaroo rats have powerful and spectacular moves like ninja-style kicks and jumps in their arsenal to protect themselves. A ...

The Carrizo Plains come alive at night and the star of the show is the kangaroo rat. Kangaroo rats dig the burrows used by many residents, and are also the primary prey of Carrizo Plains predators.