Red-Tailed Hawk vs. Rattler | National Geographic

you’d have to be one tough and hungry
animal to try to make a meal out of a
venomous western diamondback rattlesnake
after all this North American desert
dweller is one of the most dangerous
snakes in the world it’s bite is loaded
with hemo toxic venom and this can cause
considerable pain and tissue damage in
any creature it sinks its fangs in to
enter the red-tailed hawk with a
wingspan reaching nearly 5 feet it’s one
of the largest Hawk species in the world
the vertebra wastes no time it swoops
right in to make a quick meal out of the
snake the rattler is instantly andar it
sounds its trademark warning signal
now check out this Matador move the
red-tailed hawk is trying to divert the
Rattler get it to strike at its wing
feathers and expose its head the hawk
chokes the rattler and digs in its
talons the issue of which animal is the
superior predator is quickly established
the hawk makes short work of the
rattling and short work produces a long
enjoyable meal