EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Hawks get attacked and can be eaten by hawks that are larger, eagles, owls, raccoons, foxes, and snakes. Their position on the food chain keeps them out of reach for most predators. However, hawk eggs and younger hawks who haven’t developed full strength can still be gobbled up.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the food chain, hawks feed on snakes while they aren’t being hunted on by any other animal. Hawks are at the top position in the food chain. Therefore they are predators.

Detailed explanation-3: -The simple answer here is yes but the behavior is not very common. While many snakes will attack birds if given the chance, it’s rare for snakes to attempt to hunt and eat an adult bird. Instead, snakes will only attack and kill adult birds if there is an opportunity to do so.

Detailed explanation-4: -While snakes are a common food source for red-tailed hawks, it is rather unusual to observe a reversal of this predator-prey relationship. Despite snakes’ ability to engulf prey much larger than their own heads, even the largest of pine snakes would find it difficult to consume a red-tailed hawk.