This is a sighting for the books.
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Mongooses are known to eat snakes, but this seemed like rather a challenge for the smallest mongoose working on its own to approach the mamba, Hazyview Herald reports.
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A black mamba vs a dwarf mongoose – what a sighting! The video was taken in the Greater Kruger National Park by Brett Horley Safaris.
– Caxton News Service
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