The hawk quickly joined the fracas, swooping down to wrench its serpentine dinner from Ms. Jones’ arm. The hawk snatched, scratched and jabbed at her arm “three to four times,” to reclaim its meal, Ms. Jones recalled. The “horrific” ordeal, Ms. Jones said, lasted about 15 to 20 seconds, and left her arm scratched, bruised and punctured. “I looked down at my arm and it was totally covered in blood,” Ms. Jones said. On the way there, he recalled, Ms. Jones was tongue-tied.

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