Bobcat caught on surveillance camera “spicing up” menu with rattlesnake

A motion sensor camera at the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona captured a striking image showing a bobcat walking on top of a hill with a rattlesnake in its jaws.

“Bobcats like to spice up their usual meal planning with an occasional rattlesnake,” the U.S. Fish ad Wildlife Service explained Thursday via X. “Rabbits and hares tend to be a favorite of ours, but venomous snakes appear on the menu from time to time.”

Although challenging a rattlesnake may seem risky for a bobcat, its speed and instincts are such that the task of subduing the reptiles seems quite routine.

Perhaps the most notable example is the “biting” footage captured in California’s Angeles National Forest in 2020. This clip is shown below.

The story was originally published on For The Win