{"id":508611,"date":"2026-03-07T05:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T05:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/508611\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T05:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T05:10:13","slug":"rescuer-stops-to-help-a-hawk-on-the-ground-and-finds-something-around-his-neck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/508611\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescuer Stops To Help A Hawk On The Ground \u2014 And Finds Something Around His Neck"},"content":{"rendered":"

A volunteer wildlife rescuer named Tracy was scrolling through Facebook the other day, when she stumbled upon a concerning post in a local group. A man in Palm Bay, Florida, had found a hawk on the ground who couldn\u2019t fly, and he could tell the bird desperately needed help.<\/p>\n

As soon as Tracy saw the post, she advised the Good Samaritan to call the local wildlife alert hotline, but nobody answered. So, without skipping a beat, Tracy got into her car and raced over to where the hawk had been found.<\/p>\n

When she got there, the hawk was still conscious, but he was acting unusually.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hawk wasn’t moving at all and on its chest,\u201d WILD Florida Rescue (WFR)<\/a> wrote on Facebook<\/a>. \u201cShe couldn\u2019t see what was going on \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

WILD Florida Rescue<\/p>\n

Tracy reached down to assess the hawk further, when something suddenly slithered by her hand. She jumped, realizing she was touching not one but two wild creatures.<\/p>\n

\u201c[She] went to fold its wing in and grab it when she saw a snake moving around the hawk\u2019s neck and other wing,\u201d WFR wrote.<\/p>\n

The volunteer was shocked by the discovery, but she had no time to freeze. She carefully grabbed the snake and began removing him from the hawk\u2019s neck as swiftly as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe had to use both hands to gently unwrap the snake,\u201d WFR wrote.<\/p>\n

WILD Florida Rescue<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear exactly how long the snake had been wrapped around the hawk, but thankfully, he was removed just in time. And, despite the scary ordeal, the hawk reverted to his normal self as soon as he was freed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen untangled, the hawk flew away strong and fast!\u201d WFR wrote. \u201cThe snake appeared unharmed as well and was released.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unsplash\/Richard Sagredo<\/p>\n

The rescuers at WFR try their best not to interfere with the processes of nature, so as not to disturb their local ecosystem. But in cases like this, where a hawk\u2019s mealtime went terribly wrong, it\u2019s impossible for compassionate volunteers like Tracy not to help.<\/p>\n

And while she hopes never to encounter a situation like this again, the dedicated rescuer would do it again in a heartbeat.<\/p>\n

\u201cTracy did what she\u2019s trained to do: \u2018provide aid to those who need it!\u2019\u201d WFR wrote. \u201cEveryone is gonna be just fine!\u201d<\/p>\n

To help wildlife get the care they need, you can donate to WILD Florida Rescue here<\/a>.\"Guy<\/a>Guy Watches Bird Stand Still All Day \u2014 Then Sees Something Crawl Out Of Her Mouth\u201cThe issue resolved itself\u201d \ud83d\ude30<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A volunteer wildlife rescuer named Tracy was scrolling through Facebook the other day, when she stumbled upon a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":508612,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[3192,3755,3754,616,79,615,613,201,620],"class_list":{"0":"post-508611","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-animal-encounters","9":"tag-animal-rescue","10":"tag-ashley-ortiz","11":"tag-daily-dodo","12":"tag-science","13":"tag-standard","14":"tag-the-dodo","15":"tag-wildlife","16":"tag-wildlife-rescue"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}