Rattlesnake comes out on the losing end of a battle
A rattlesnake bears the wounds of a lost battle. (© Tony’s Takes)
A rattlesnake bears the wounds of a lost battle. (© Tony’s Takes)

A graphic image but nature is like that sometimes.

I happened across this guy writhing around on the ground and had a hard time figuring out what its issue was until it turned its head just right. It appeared something – a raptor or other predator – took a nasty bite out of it.

It was certainly not long for this world. It wasn’t a particularly big snake, maybe 3 1/2 feet long or so.

The tail end of a rattlesnake. (© Tony’s Takes)
The tail end of a rattlesnake. (© Tony’s Takes)

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