{"id":91667,"date":"2022-04-22T12:12:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:12:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:12:45","slug":"do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Do honey badgers fight snakes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Do_honey_badgers_fight_snakes\" title=\"Do honey badgers fight snakes?\">Do honey badgers fight snakes?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Can_a_badger_eat_a_snake\" title=\"Can a badger eat a snake?\">Can a badger eat a snake?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Do_honey_badgers_eat_pythons\" title=\"Do honey badgers eat pythons?\">Do honey badgers eat pythons?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#What_does_a_honey_badger_eats\" title=\"What does a honey badger eats?\">What does a honey badger eats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Do_badgers_fight_snakes\" title=\"Do badgers fight snakes?\">Do badgers fight snakes?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Can_a_honey_badger_kill_a_cobra_snake\" title=\"Can a honey badger kill a cobra snake?\">Can a honey badger kill a cobra snake?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Can_honey_badgers_eat_snakes\" title=\"Can honey badgers eat snakes?\">Can honey badgers eat snakes?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#What_does_a_honey_badger_fight\" title=\"What does a honey badger fight?\">What does a honey badger fight?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Can_badgers_fight_snakes\" title=\"Can badgers fight snakes?\">Can badgers fight snakes?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#What_animal_kills_the_snake\" title=\"What animal kills the snake?\">What animal kills the snake?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#What_do_badgers_eat\" title=\"What do badgers eat?\">What do badgers eat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Which_animal_is_immune_to_snake_venom\" title=\"Which animal is immune to snake venom?\">Which animal is immune to snake venom?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Do_honey_badgers_eat_snakes\" title=\"Do honey badgers eat snakes?\">Do honey badgers eat snakes?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Are_honey_badgers_immune_to_snakes\" title=\"Are honey badgers immune to snakes?\">Are honey badgers immune to snakes?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#What_animals_do_badgers_eat\" title=\"What animals do badgers eat?\">What animals do badgers eat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#What_does_a_badger_like_to_eat\" title=\"What does a badger like to eat?\">What does a badger like to eat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Can_a_honey_badger_eat_a_human\" title=\"Can a honey badger eat a human?\">Can a honey badger eat a human?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Do_honey_badger_eat_snakes\" title=\"Do honey badger eat snakes?\">Do honey badger eat snakes?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#What_do_honey_badgers_eat_for_kids\" title=\"What do honey badgers eat for kids?\">What do honey badgers eat for kids?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Will_a_badger_eat_a_snake\" title=\"Will a badger eat a snake?\">Will a badger eat a snake?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#What_animal_fights_with_snakes\" title=\"What animal fights with snakes?\">What animal fights with snakes?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Who_is_the_enemy_of_the_snake\" title=\"Who is the enemy of the snake?\">Who is the enemy of the snake?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Can_honey_badger_kill_snakes\" title=\"Can honey badger kill snakes?\">Can honey badger kill snakes?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Do_honey_badgers_eat_cobras\" title=\"Do honey badgers eat cobras?\">Do honey badgers eat cobras?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-honey-badgers-fight-snakes\/#Can_honey_badger_survive_cobra_bite\" title=\"Can honey badger survive cobra bite?\">Can honey badger survive cobra bite?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_honey_badgers_fight_snakes\"><\/span>Do honey badgers fight snakes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Honey badgers have continually evolved to resist venom and prey on snakes. Since so few other animals try to kill snakes, honey badgers often have a whole host of food to themselves. The honey badger can dig into the ground to root out some foes, but it usually encounters snakes while traveling in its territory.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_badger_eat_a_snake\"><\/span>Can a badger eat a snake?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Why doesnt it avoid venomous snakes, like more sensible mammals? Snakes, says Drabeck, are an excellent source of meat. <b>Up to 25 percent of the honey badgers omnivorous diet consists of venomous snakes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_honey_badgers_eat_pythons\"><\/span>Do honey badgers eat pythons?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Honey Badger Diet <b>They will catch the larger reptiles like leguaans, crocodiles (1 meter) and pythons (3meters) and include the highly venomous adders, cobras and black mamba in their diet.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_a_honey_badger_eats\"><\/span>What does a honey badger eats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Honey badgers, also known as ratels, are related to skunks, otters, ferrets, and other badgers. These voracious omnivores get their name from their fondness for feeding on <b>honey and honeybee larvae.<\/b><b>They also eat insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, as well as roots, bulbs, berries, and fruits<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_badgers_fight_snakes\"><\/span>Do badgers fight snakes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While the majority of honey badger meals come in the form of small mammals, <b>these animals are known to gobble down everything from reptiles to venomous snakes and small birds (as well as the occasional serving of baked treats).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_honey_badger_kill_a_cobra_snake\"><\/span>Can a honey badger kill a cobra snake?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is TRUE. Honey badgers can survive certain venoms that are deadly to humans, such as those of the puff adder, the Cape cobra and scorpions. After having been bitten, the honey badger turns on its attacker and kills it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_honey_badgers_eat_snakes\"><\/span>Can honey badgers eat snakes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Additionally, badgers eat snakes, frogs, and turtles with regularity. In fact, <b>honey badgers are specially adapted to eat venomous snakes. They are known to kill and eat cobras, rock pythons, and even black mambas (regarded as the most dangerous snake in the world).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_a_honey_badger_fight\"><\/span>What does a honey badger fight?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to the Independent, honey badgers have been described in the Guinness Book of Records as the most fearless animal in the world and can even fight off much larger predators like <b>lions and hyenas.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_badgers_fight_snakes\"><\/span>Can badgers fight snakes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Honey badgers have continually evolved to resist venom and prey on snakes. Since so few other animals try to kill snakes, honey badgers often have a whole host of food to themselves. The honey badger can dig into the ground to root out some foes, but it usually encounters snakes while traveling in its territory.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_animal_kills_the_snake\"><\/span>What animal kills the snake?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The mongoose is known for its ability to fight and kill venomous snakes, especially cobras. Their specialised acetylcholine receptors render them immune to venom. A mongoose and snake fights stops traffic in this video.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_badgers_eat\"><\/span>What do badgers eat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What they eat: <b>Earthworms, frogs, rodents, birds, eggs, lizards, insects, bulbs, seeds and berries.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_animal_is_immune_to_snake_venom\"><\/span>Which animal is immune to snake venom?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The hedgehog (Erinaceidae), the mongoose (Herpestidae), the honey badger (Mellivora capensis) and the opossum are known to be immune to a dose of snake venom.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_honey_badgers_eat_snakes\"><\/span>Do honey badgers eat snakes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Honey badgers eat snakes, scorpions, birds, insects, small mammals, vegetation, and fruits.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_honey_badgers_immune_to_snakes\"><\/span>Are honey badgers immune to snakes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Honey badgers, also known as ratels, are related to skunks, otters, ferrets, and other badgers. These voracious omnivores get their name from their fondness for feeding on <b>honey and honeybee larvae.<\/b><b>They also eat insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, as well as roots, bulbs, berries, and fruits<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_animals_do_badgers_eat\"><\/span>What animals do badgers eat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Honey badgers (Mellivora capensis) <b>prey upon and survive bites from venomous snakes (Family: Elapidae), but the molecular basis of their venom resistance is unknown.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_a_badger_like_to_eat\"><\/span>What does a badger like to eat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What they eat: <b>Earthworms, frogs, rodents, birds, eggs, lizards, insects, bulbs, seeds and berries.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_honey_badger_eat_a_human\"><\/span>Can a honey badger eat a human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>And though there were reports in the mid-20th century that honey badgers killed prey by emasculating them and letting them bleed to death, <b>no one has reported such as attack, on prey or on humans, since 1950, and this may simply be folklore.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_honey_badger_eat_snakes\"><\/span>Do honey badger eat snakes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Honey badgers eat snakes, scorpions, birds, insects, small mammals, vegetation, and fruits.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_honey_badgers_eat_for_kids\"><\/span>What do honey badgers eat for kids?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite their name, honey badgers mostly eat meat, and will take any sort of animal food at hand, including carrion, small rodents, birds, eggs, insects, lizards, tortoises and frogs. They will eat fruit and vegetables such as berries, roots and bulbs.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_a_badger_eat_a_snake\"><\/span>Will a badger eat a snake?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Not only is its skin tough, its loose enough that a honey badger can turn around in it and bite its attacker. And speaking of bites, the honey badger can survive the bites of some very dangerous creatures. <b>They eat scorpions and snakes, and they have an unusually strong immunity to venom.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_animal_fights_with_snakes\"><\/span>What animal fights with snakes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>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.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_the_enemy_of_the_snake\"><\/span>Who is the enemy of the snake?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is TRUE. Honey badgers can survive certain venoms that are deadly to humans, such as those of the puff adder, the Cape cobra and scorpions. After having been bitten, the honey badger turns on its attacker and kills it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_honey_badger_kill_snakes\"><\/span>Can honey badger kill snakes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Honey badgers eat snakes, scorpions, birds, insects, small mammals, vegetation, and fruits.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_honey_badgers_eat_cobras\"><\/span>Do honey badgers eat cobras?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In fact, honey badgers are specially adapted to eat venomous snakes. <b>They are known to kill and eat cobras, rock pythons, and even black mambas (regarded as the most dangerous snake in the world). Aside from other animals, honey badgers also forage for plant material.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_honey_badger_survive_cobra_bite\"><\/span>Can honey badger survive cobra bite?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Drabeck discovered several mutations in that gene that tweak the receptor. Cobra neurotoxin fits as well in the tweaked receptor as an SUV in a compacts parking spotand therefore <b>it cant paralyze the honey badgers breathing<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Do honey badgers fight snakes?Can a badger eat a snake?Do honey badgers eat pythons?What does a honey badger eats?Do badgers fight snakes?Can a honey badger kill a cobra snake?Can honey badgers eat snakes?What does a honey badger fight?Can badgers fight snakes?What animal kills the snake?What do badgers eat?Which animal is immune to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91667"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91667\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}