Hello, friends. For the desert's best-known bird, camouflage means feathers as dull as dirt. Along with its legendary speed, the roadrunner also depends on a number of other adaptations for survival. It feeds mainly on moisture-rich insects, scorpions, snakes, lizards, rodents and other birds, then reabsorbs water from its feces before excretion and eliminates excess salt through special glands. Although it can fly awkwardly and run at speeds up to 17 mph, it reduces its activity by 50% during midday heat. The roadrunner's quickness and tolerance for venom makes it one of few animals to successfully prey on rattlesnakes. A roadrunner typically catches a coiled snake by the tail, cracks it like a whip and kills it by repeatedly slamming its head against the ground, then swallows it whole and digests it inch by inch as it continues to walk around. Despite the roadrunner's comical reputation in popular culture, its toughness helps to KEEP IT WILD.