By closing off all the escape routes of their prey, badgers then burrow in and have their meal. It is very unlikely for these rodents to have much of a chance if the badger has their eye on them. Badgers seem to have a immunity to a rattle snake s bite, all snakes are on their menu list. The only way a snake s bite would affect a badger is if they were to get bitten on the nose. In general most small animals are fair game, even a bird here and there if able to catch them.
Dead animals can also be a tasty treat.
The most common place for a badger would be open plains or woodlands. For this reason the badger prefers farmlands. When in extreme cold weather the badger does go through a period of semi-dormancy. The badger s body temperature will lower 9 degrees celcius when breathing slows down and their heart rate drops. This happens during the very cold days of winter.