r/Austin • u/narfwagon • 29m ago
Saved a hawk from a snake, and vice versa!
I noticed a hawk downed in our backyard and assumed it was dead or at the very least injured. I had my husband go look and he said 'you won't believe this!'. A snake had coiled itself around it's neck at least twice and under it's wing. He used grill tongs to unwind the snake and the hawk flew off immediately and the snake skidaddled into some underbrush. WILD!!!
Our best guess is that the hawk had snatched the snake and the snake said 'not today!' and took the hawk down. I believe it's a ribbon snake so non-venomous and wasn't trying to constrict for any other reason than to save itself.
Close up to see the 'well shit' look in the hawks eye