Check out this picture my friend took

[Paktu]

http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snakeowl0rw.jpg

I guess this was taken a few days ago somewhere in the middle of the Minnesota prairie. I'm not sure if the snake bit the hawk or just tangled up its legs.

 

[mzkhadir]

pretty wicked that is.

 

[dighn]

:Q what a shot

 

[BrianH1]

pretty sweet picture, but is that an owl or a hawk?

 

[KLin]

That owl is fscked.

 

[Yzzim]

pwned!

edit: BTW, where in Minnesota?

 

[Juno]

was owl moving?

 

[Slimline]

Did he get the snake off the owl? I would of...Poor owl.

 

[Specop 007]

I'm not sure whos winning that encounter......

 

pretty sure thats a hawk

very cool pic though!!

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: Slimline
Did he get the snake off the owl? I would of...Poor owl.

You would have quickly found out just how sharp that beak is too.

 

[Paktu]

Originally posted by: Yzzim
pwned!

edit: BTW, where in Minnesota?

I'm not sure, somewhere on a ranch near the North Dakota border.

 

[Mo0o]

It doesn't look very owlish. Are you sure its not a hawk?

 

[Ready]

That hawk is fvcked

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: troytime
pretty sure thats a hawk

very cool pic though!!

You're right, that's a hawk.

So I take it the hawk grabbed the snake and the snake then wrapped its feet up? Guess the hawk could have eventually reached down and bit the snake a few times.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

thats definetly a hawk...and it prolly ate that snake.

 

[Slimline]

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: Slimline
Did he get the snake off the owl? I would of...Poor owl.

You would have quickly found out just how sharp that beak is too.

I have had similar encounters with animals...and I have found they seem to understand your good natrue when doing something to help them. By no means is this all the time, but I would take the chance. Not to mention, I have witnessed owls fly with some rather large prey in there claws. Wonder if he just could not get up, or was paralyzed?

 

[Ready]

Originally posted by: Slimline

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: Slimline
Did he get the snake off the owl? I would of...Poor owl.

You would have quickly found out just how sharp that beak is too.

I have had similar encounters with animals...and I have found they seem to understand your good natrue when doing something to help them. By no means is this all the time, but I would take the chance. Not to mention, I have witnessed owls fly with some rather large prey in there claws. Wonder if he just could not get up, or was paralyzed?

Take the chance and get bitten by a poisoness snake?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

A snake that small doesn't have teeth long enough to bite through the thick pelt of feathers. Even if it did manage to get a fang in at a weak spot like the legs, the coloring doesn't look like any specific venomous snake that I know of... I highly doubt the snake survived being all wrapped up in talons like that with no defense or offense.

 

[Aimster]

why are u not giving us more details?

stop pulling a spider and tell us the whole story!!

 

[Slimline]

Originally posted by: Ready

Originally posted by: Slimline

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: Slimline
Did he get the snake off the owl? I would of...Poor owl.

You would have quickly found out just how sharp that beak is too.

I have had similar encounters with animals...and I have found they seem to understand your good natrue when doing something to help them. By no means is this all the time, but I would take the chance. Not to mention, I have witnessed owls fly with some rather large prey in there claws. Wonder if he just could not get up, or was paralyzed?

Take the chance and get bitten by a poisoness snake?

Well I am not sure what kind of snake it is, so I would be quite careful to begin with. Obviosly photo taker wasnt to alarmed as the distance he is away. Without violating any animal cruelty laws or what not I generally am not very friendly towards said reptiles. Besides, Anti-Venom is locatted close by at the hospital

 

[fleshconsumed]

Why does EXIF info say "creation software Quick Time 6.3"?

 

[ThePresence]

That is an awesome picture, submit to National Geographic!

 

[Paktu]

Originally posted by: Aimster
why are u not giving us more details?

stop pulling a spider and tell us the whole story!!

Look dude, honestly this is all I can tell you for right now. I'll see if I can find out more.

 

Originally posted by: Aimster
why are u not giving us more details?

stop pulling a spider and tell us the whole story!!

calm down judge judy