![A rattlesnake bears the wounds of a lost battle. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48076082833_a38301415c_o.jpg)
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)](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48076042546_909382f3f1_o.jpg)