Food chains and food webs illustrate how different specie get energy. Secondary desert predators like the roadrunner, collard lizard, eagles, gray foxes, and snakes eat smaller mammals to get their energy. Find information on small carnivores in the deserts of North America.

Barn Owl
Barn Owl, BBC Wildlife Finder, Large photo, description, and links to barn owl videos.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/species/Barn_Owl
Collard Lizard
Collard Lizard, Photo by William Wells, DesertUSA.com, Article provides photos, description, and information on its range, behavior, habitat, and more.
http://www.desertusa.com/aug97/du_blcollizard.html
Collard Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)
Collard Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris), by Michael Clay Smith, Pbase.com, Close-up photo of the colorful collard lizard.
http://www.pbase.com/xradiotx/image/31674560
Colorado River Toad - Bufo alvarius
Colorado River Toad - Bufo alvarius, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television. Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characte
http://www.nhptv.org/NATUREWORKS/coloradorivertoad...
Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk, USFWS photo by Lee Karney, Discover South East Arizona, discoverseaz.com, Photo and description of the hawk.
http://www.discoverseaz.com/Wildlife/CoopersHawk.h...
Coyote
Coyote, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats them, a
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Canis_latran...
Desert Fox
Desert Fox, Discover Southeast Arizona, discoverseaz.com, Photos and description of the fox.
http://www.discoverseaz.com/Wildlife/Desert_Fox.ht...
Desert snakes
Desert snakes, Discover Southeast Arizona, discoverseaz.com, Photos and descriptions of various snakes (venomous & non-venomous) that inhabit the desert areas in Arizona.
http://www.discoverseaz.com/Wildlife/snakes.html
Flickr: Desert Snakes of the US & Mexico
Desert Snakes of the US & Mexico, Flickr, Click on a photo to enlarge.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/376601@N22/
Gila Monster
Gila Monster, Missouri Botanical Garden, Photo, description and brief facts; for younger students
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/animals/gila.htm
Gopher snake - Pituophis catenifer
Gopher snake - Pituophis catenifer, By Josh Albert, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/account...
Gopher Snakes
Gopher Snakes, DesertUSA.com, Article provides photos, description, and information on its range, behavior, habitat, food, and more.
http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/july/papr/gophersna...
Merlin
Merlin, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats them,
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Falco_columb...
Mohave Desert Sidewinder
Mohave Desert Sidewinder, Desert USA.com, Along with a photo, there's information on its history, distribution, habitat, and more.
http://digital-desert.com/wildlife/mojave-desert-s...
Mojave Rattlesnake
Mojave Rattlesnake, Digital-Desert.com, Along with photos, there's information on its history, distribution, habitat, and more.
http://digital-desert.com/wildlife/mojave-green-ra...
Rattlesnakes
Rattlesnakes, DesertUSA.com, Article provides photos, description, and information on its range, behavior, habitat, diet, and more.
http://www.desertusa.com/may96/du_rattle.html
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk, Discover South East Arizona, discoverseaz.com, Description and several close-up photos.
http://www.discoverseaz.com/Wildlife/RedTailHawk.h...
Red-Tailed Hawk vs. Rattler
Red-Tailed Hawk vs. Rattler, National Geographic, YouTube.com, Video length: 01:45.
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Roadrunner
Roadrunner, Discover South East Arizona, discoverseaz.com, Several photos and description.
http://www.discoverseaz.com/Wildlife/Roadrun.html
Sidewinder
Sidewinder, Missouri Botanical Garden, Description, photo, and brief facts on the sidewinder; for younger students.
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/animals/side.htm
Sidewinder
Sidewinder, Desert USA, Article provides a photo, description, and information on its range, behavior, habitat, food, and more.
http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/april/papr/du_sidew...
The Amazing Sidewinder
The Amazing Sidewinder, Animal Planet, YouTube.com, Video length: 0:57.
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
The Roadrunner
The Roadrunner, DesertUSA.com, Wow....the roadrunner can run up to 17 miles per hour. Read other interesting tidbits and facts here.
http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/sep/papr/road.html
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake, Digital DesertUSA.com, Along with photos, there's information on its history, distribution, habitat, and more.
http://digital-desert.com/wildlife/snakes/western-...
Zone-tailed Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk, WhatBird.com, A lot of pictures here along with an overview of the hawk, its behavior, and more.
http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/522/_/Zone-tailed...