This bobcat wants to make absolutely sure this snake is dead before eating it.

In a video filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah, earlier this week, the agile bobcat can be seen cautiously prodding the snake before leaping to safety, just in case the reptile is still alive.

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Luckily for the bobcat, though, the snake is dead, according to Christopher Gibson, the 30-year-old PhD student at the University of Utah who filmed the video around 6 p.m. Monday as he was leaving campus to pick up his son from daycare.

"The snake was headless by the time I saw it, but this bobcat didn't seem to notice and wasn't taking any chances," Gibson wrote in the video's description on YouTube.

Gibson believes the prey was a rattlesnake because of its pattern. He also said, "I saw two rattlesnakes about 3 weeks ago just 100 yards from where I saw this bobcat Monday," adding that he has photos to prove it.

Named for their bobbed tails, bobcats aren't usually seen out in the day because they are nocturnal mammals and do most of their hunting at night. But just because we don't see many of them doesn't mean they aren't prevalent in many parts of the country. According to National Geographic, there are thought to be about 1 million bobcats in the U.S.

Bobcats are highly adaptable and inhabit not only forests, swamps and scrubland, but also suburbanareas. They've even been spotted in cities.