When it comes to quick feet, bunnies are the real deal. In fact, they can reach speeds of up to 45 mph. There has perhaps never been a more quick-footed rabbit than this brave mama bunny spotted in Brighton, Colorado. When she eyed a bull snake, her curiosity got the best of her, and from there, it was one big but quick sparring match. Watch in awe below.
Rabbit Facts
Rabbits are quite athletic, able to clear up to 3 feet in one jump. They’re naturally built for speed, given the fact that they’re on quite a few animals’ dinner menus. Using their muscular hind legs, they move in short, quick bursts and can cover up to 10 feet in a single leap. It’s that quickness and strength that allowed this bunny to evade being caught by the bull snake.
Here, the two opponents have a quick face-to-face stare-down before getting into it.
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Look at those hind feet! Their power rivals Mike Tyson’s!
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What About Bull Snakes?
Bull snakes may not have powerful hind legs, but they’re incredibly strong in their own right and can strike with precision and speed. When threatened — or perhaps in this case, taunted — they typically coil up and launch their upper body toward their opponent in hopes of deterring any confrontation. Similar to bunnies, they use short bursts of movement as a defense mechanism.
Look how close the snake got to the rabbit’s hind foot. Quickness is the only way that the bunny escaped defeat.
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In the end, these two parted on decent terms. Though they both likely have a bit of an adrenaline rush (I know I do!), both are alive and intact, at least for now.
