[RiversEdge]

...Botswana

Move over, WWE SmackDown — here comes BWA Safari Showdown!

Tourist Roselyne Kerjosse happened to be in the right place at the right time last month when she captured an incredible wildlife interaction while on a safari in Chobe Park, Botswana, Caters News reports.

The up-close footage showed a vicious, three-way fight between a massive python, a resilient honey badger and two persistent jackals — and despite the odds of the match likely going in the jackals’ favor, the results surprisingly proved otherwise.

At the beginning of the video captured by Kerjosse, 60, the honey badger seemed to be struggling as the python wrapped itself around the large black animal in an effort to squeeze its prey to death.

However, the honey badger was rescued from the near-death experience when a pair of black-backed jackals came running into the camera shot and began attacking the snake, which allowed for the large black mammal to escape.

It appeared the jackals then expected to claim the python as their own after the encounter — clearly as a favor for the rescue — but the honey badger wasn’t so convinced.

Instead, the honey badger began a vicious game of tug-of-war with the jackals as they fought over the limp snake.

With the honey badger on one end and a jackal on the other, the wild animals scuffled for the snake, as the second jackal attempted to distract the honey badger by biting him from behind.

In True honey badger fashion, the animal did not seem to care who or what was in front of him and aggressively fended off the predators, showing off his terrifyingly sharp teeth in the process.

To the surprise of the tourists who witnessed the South African showdown, the resilient honey badger managed to successfully fight off the two jackals and drag the now-dead python toward a bush to be consumed by himself.

[William May]

In 20 years of watching their videos, I have NEVER SEEN a honey badger lose a fight. They have got to be the meanest animal on the planet, even worse than a lion, a tiger, or a grizzly or polar bear. They are the original Grumpy Guses of the animal world.

[Xtatic]

That badger’s a selfish little bastard.

[kellyhound]

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[gringo1965]

Originally Posted by William May ↗

In 20 years of watching their videos, I have NEVER SEEN a honey badger lose a fight. They have got to be the meanest animal on the planet, even worse than a lion, a tiger, or a grizzly or polar bear. They are the original Grumpy Guses of the animal world.

-------------- Yeah, like the Wolverine, in Michigan.
Also, when I was doing prison time, it was very curious watching how the smaller inmates handled themselves. Most were not messed with. Because they can not let that happen. You were sure to get stabbed. Animal/human behavior is very curious.

[himself]

Not jackals,foxes.