I believe the hawk tried to make a meal out of the snake and got more than it bargained for! it was wrapped all around the bird but it was biting the body under its wing. When it came up at me after i started poking it i seriously thought i was going to bit! From what i understand hawks eat poisonous snakes and have some type of tolerance to the venom so they can get bit and live. Sounds correct but i could be wrong. Weird coincidence, but I saw this video a few weeks ago and it occurred to me i could get the snake off the bird and save it:
And the 18's were what i had available to use on the 350x. They belong to the 500R but i needed something to ride that day so I grabbed the 18's. I have a set of 10" wheels and 20" tires in the garage i just need to put together so the 350X can finally have its own wheels. I agree though, 20's are even a little short for certain trails. I hate rocks!