Red-Tailed Hawk vs. Rattler | National Geographic

you’d have to be one tough and hungry

you’d have to be one tough and hungry animal to try to make a meal out of a

animal to try to make a meal out of a

animal to try to make a meal out of a venomous western diamondback rattlesnake

venomous western diamondback rattlesnake

venomous western diamondback rattlesnake after all this North American desert

after all this North American desert

after all this North American desert dweller is one of the most dangerous

dweller is one of the most dangerous

dweller is one of the most dangerous snakes in the world

it’s bite is loaded with hemotoxic venom

it’s bite is loaded with hemotoxic venom and this can cause considerable pain and

and this can cause considerable pain and

and this can cause considerable pain and tissue damage in any creature it sinks

tissue damage in any creature it sinks

tissue damage in any creature it sinks its fangs into enter the red-tailed hawk

its fangs into enter the red-tailed hawk

its fangs into enter the red-tailed hawk with a wingspan reaching nearly 5 feet

with a wingspan reaching nearly 5 feet

with a wingspan reaching nearly 5 feet it’s one of the largest Hawk species in

it’s one of the largest Hawk species in

it’s one of the largest Hawk species in the world

the world

the world the bird of prey wastes no time it

the bird of prey wastes no time it

the bird of prey wastes no time it swoops right in to make a quick meal out

swoops right in to make a quick meal out

swoops right in to make a quick meal out of the snake the rattler is instantly on

of the snake the rattler is instantly on

of the snake the rattler is instantly on guard it sounds its trademark warning

guard it sounds its trademark warning

guard it sounds its trademark warning signal

now check out this Matador move the

now check out this Matador move the red-tailed hawk is trying to divert the

red-tailed hawk is trying to divert the

red-tailed hawk is trying to divert the Rattler get it to striking its wing

Rattler get it to striking its wing

Rattler get it to striking its wing feathers and expose its head the hawk

feathers and expose its head the hawk

feathers and expose its head the hawk chokes the rattler and digs in its

chokes the rattler and digs in its

chokes the rattler and digs in its talons the issue of which animal is the

talons the issue of which animal is the

talons the issue of which animal is the superior predator is quickly established

superior predator is quickly established

superior predator is quickly established the hawk makes short work of the rattler

the hawk makes short work of the rattler

the hawk makes short work of the rattler and short work produces a long enjoyable

and short work produces a long enjoyable

and short work produces a long enjoyable meal