In an unusual turn of events, a Texan woman named Peggy Jones, 64, found herself in a harrowing situation when she was simultaneously attacked by a hawk and a snake.

The incident occurred last month while Peggy was mowing her lawn in Silsbee, Texas. A hawk, known to prey on snakes, accidentally dropped a squirming serpent onto her. In an attempt to retrieve its meal, the bird swooped down aggressively, its talons piercing her skin.

The snake coiled itself around her arm, even brushing against her face. Despite the ordeal leaving Peggy with cuts and bruises on her arm and face, she remained resilient throughout. The incident sheds light on the unpredictable and remarkable interactions that can occur in nature.

"Then the hawk appeared just as fast as the snake appeared," Mrs Jones said.

"The hawk grabbed the snake that was wrapped around my arm and pulled it like he was going to carry it away. And when he did, it flung my arm up. The hawk was carrying my arm and the snake with it."

The hawk struggled to remove the snake from Mrs. Jones's body, stabbing her with its talons repeatedly as it attempted to snatch back its food.

Eventually, the snake was pulled from her arm, leaving her startled husband to drive her to the hospital.

"There were puncture wounds, cuts, abrasions, scratches, and severe bruising," she said, adding that the snake's attacks on her face damaged her glasses.

Mrs. Jones described the attack as severely traumatic, adding that she thought she was going to die and has had trouble sleeping since it happened.

She told CBS that living in rural Texas, she is no stranger to wildlife encounters.

"I've actually seen a hawk pick up a snake. That's something they do, that's how they kill their prey," she said.

But now, she says, it's something that she will always keep in mind.

Sad.
Sorry to hear.

Too bad