Too close to home

Ouch.

Galen the predator

"Like a great white shark, a mountain lion sneaks up to pounce with the vigor, confidence and ferocity of a top-of-the-food-chain predator. The preferred method of kill is a severe bite to the back of the neck that crushes vertebrae, followed by a deadly embrace with forepaws as prey gets disemboweled with powerful kicks from the big cat’s rear legs."

My nipped and scratched arms stand witness to the effectiveness of these tactics, even in smaller cats.