Bobcat vs. Rattlesnake......

[fortyshooter]

Great fight here!
https://youtu.be/NNKOr01VRL8

[Rifletom]

looked like a young Bobcat, but, took out that rattler. Lightning reflexes.

[Team Roper]

Boy what a beautiful cat. He sure liked rolling around in that snake odor. I can't get over how he took out that snake. He was persistent as all get out.
Thanks for sharing.

[CT_Shooter]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing it with us.

[bandit1250]

Good cat! I hate Rattle snakes. We have had problems in our area with rattlers this year.

[North Country Gal]

Wow! Have to hand it to that cat. What great hunters they are!

[Grunt67]

That's one bad azz cat. Felt rather proud of hisself too, seemed like.

[Sir Henry]

That was amazing. I watched several of the videos after that and they were all good.

[BigAl52]

Wonder if it tasted like chicken

[Vaquero]

Al, I've heard it is similar.
Had a friend that where he lived, about an hour south of me. His name was AL, also.
They have them in that area and kill a few every year.
He said they were very good, but I never got to try them.

RP

[Team Roper]

Wonder if it tasted like chicken

Yes, they do. Quite good , actually.

[cooperhawk]

Isn't that a lynx with those ear tufts?
Last Spring we had a female with two kittens walk through the snow in our front drive. Just saw the tracks.

[clovishound]

Bobcats have them too.



A lynx is a much bigger cat than Bob.

[Team Roper]

I do believe that is a Bob Cat if you want to go by this description:" Both lynx and bobcat have short, roundish, stubby tail. Tail of bobcat is covered with black stripes and has bi-colored tip: black on the upper side and white below. Tail of lynx is slightly shorter and entirely black on the tip."

[cooperhawk]

I stand corrected. Thanks.

[clovishound]

Saw this neat video on a local bobcat population. It is a small barrier island a little south of Charleston that hosts a higher end community. I used to work as a security guard many years ago at the neighboring, very similar Seabrook Island.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIAEy5aOb9g&t=228s

The video is about 14 minutes and was professionally produced. Very informative and interesting, even if you don't live nearby.

I have seen a couple bobcats in the wild, but they are very good at staying hidden.

[CT_Shooter]

Fascinating video. Thanks for posting it. I've seen their tracks along the shore of the CT River for decades, but have never actually seen a cat. Not likely to, either.

[markiver54]

Any kill of a Rattle snake is a good kill.By whatever means!

[dave77]

Saw a bobcat once on the hillside across the road from my place probably 30 years ago, have never seen one again.