Python is a non venomous snake
that belongs to the family,
Pythonidae.
It is mostly found
in Asia, Africa and Australia.
At present, there are 31
recognized species of
python, out of which the
reticulated python is the
longest snake or reptile in the
world.
Pythons generally
inhabit grasslands,
rocky foothills, rainforests, and
savannas.
They are mostly
carnivorous as they generally
feed on birds, mammals like
monkeys, antelopes,
frogs, deer etc.
They are constrictors as
they wrap their body around
their prey and squeeze until
the prey stops breathing and
die.
The feisty python doesn't
even flinch before
delivering a stinging blow,
sinking its sharp, curved
teeth into the prey's face.
Although pythons are nonvenomous
and kill their prey through
strangulation, those teeth are
still capable of causing severe
damage.
Once they grip their
victim, they then wrap their
massive bodies around the
unlucky animal, cutting off the
air supply until the heart stops.
Pythons’ flexible jaws
also allow them to swallow
larger mammals and reptiles
like antelope, goats, and
crocodiles, also big cat probably
wouldn’t be too far fetched.
After killing the prey, they
swallow it in one piece.
Pythons are excellent
swimmers and have
heat-sensing organs that
allow them to see in the dark
and thus to locate their
prey.
They are cold-blooded
animals so cannot regulate
their body temperature on
their own and often increase
their body temperature
through sunbathing whey
they are cold.
They can measure up to 30 feet in
length and weigh around 260 to
300 pounds and can live up to
40 years in captivity.
Python and anaconda both
are the largest, heaviest and
most dangerous snakes in the
world.
Although they belong to
different families of the
snake, they share many
features and often look
alike.
People often confuse
python with anaconda.
Anaconda is one of the heaviest
and largest snakes in the
world that belongs to the
family, Boidae.
It is a semi aquatic snake
that is mostly found in
tropical South America and
generally lives in rivers,
swamps and marshes.
Anacondas are stocky, muscular
snakes often thicker than
boas.
Their nostrils and
eyes are located on the top of
their head that allows them to
see its prey when submerged
in water.
The extremely
muscular anaconda is a
constrictor and has teeth and
powerful jaws that it utilizes
to clench onto its prey.
It grabs its victim
and pulls it underwater,
drowning the prey, and then
swallow them in one piece.
Can you tell which
is python and which is
anaconda in this video?
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The honey badger, also
known as the ratel, is a
mammal that can be found
throughout Africa,
Southwest Asia, and India.
It is the only member
of the Mellivora genus and the
Mellivorinae mustelid
subfamily.
The honey badger,
despite its name, is not
related to other badger species.
Weasels share more anatomical
similarities with it.
Because of its thick
skin, strength, and ferocious
defensive abilities, it is
primarily a carnivorous
species with few natural
predators.
The honey badger has
a relatively long body, but
its back is thick-set and
broad.
Its skin is surprisingly
supple, allowing it to freely
turn and twist within it.
An adaptation to
fighting conspecifics,
the skin around the neck is 6
millimetres thick.
With a short muzzle,
the head is small and flat.
Another possible adaptation to
avoid damage while fighting
is that the eyes are small and
the ears are little more than
ridges on the skin.
The honey badger has five
toes on each foot and short,
sturdy legs.
The claws on the
feet are extremely
strong, with short claws on
the hind legs and remarkably
long claws on the forelimbs.
It's a partially plantigrade
creature with thickly padded
soles and naked wrists.
Except for below the
base, the tail is short and
covered in long hairs.
Honey badgers are
mostly solitary, but they have
been seen hunting in pairs
in Africa during the breeding
season in May.
It also makes use of aardvark,
warthog, and termite burrows.
It is an expert digger, capable
of digging tunnels in hard
ground in under ten minutes.
These burrows usually have
only one entrance, are
only 1–3 meters long, and have
no bedding in the nesting
chamber.
The honey badger is
known for its toughness,
ferocity, and strength.
When escape is
impossible, it is known to
attack almost any other
species savagely and fearlessly,
reportedly even repelling much
larger predators such as lions,
hyenas, and warthogs.
Animal bites, bee
stings, and porcupine quills
rarely penetrate their skin.
A mongoose is any
of nearly three dozen species of
small bold predatory
carnivores found mainly in Africa
but also in southern Asia
and southern Europe.
Mongooses are noted for their
audacious attacks on
highly venomous snakes, such as
king cobras.
Mongooses are short-legged
animals with pointed noses,
small ears, and long furry
tails.
The claws do not retract,
and in most species there
are five toes on each foot.
The fur is gray to
brown and is commonly
grizzled or flecked with
lighter gray.
Markings, when present, include
stripes, dark legs, and pale
The mongoose become so brave
and aggressive to defend itself
and/or its territory from
the lions.
It’s possible that
the mongoose has some pups in the
den, and that could be why it
is fighting so hard to scare
the lions away.
Nearly all animals become
strangely aggressive when