Squirrel squares up to deadly Cape cobra
March 03, 2020
Terrifying footage shows the fearless Cape ground squirrel leaping at the poisonous snake and trying to distract it with its tail in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. Safari guide Dave Pusey, 41, who took the footage, said he had been coming to the park for years but had never witnessed a battle like this. He thought the rodent could have had babies in a burrow nearby, which she was protecting. Ground squirrels are known to mob snakes despite the risks.