How to study a predator that only eats a few meals a year: high-frequency accelerometry to quantify feeding behaviours of rattlesnakes (Crotalus spp.)

Table 1 Description and function of four rattlesnake behaviours used for accelerometry classification

Behaviour	Description	Function
Still	Not moving while coiled or stretched out	Either in ambush or resting
Locomotion	Any type of body locomotion other than strike or swallow	Movement
Strike	Fast extension of the anterior third of the body toward a target	Envenomate a prey item or defense
Swallow	Prey item passes through gullet underneath accelerometer	Consumption

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