Snakes shed their skin every time they grow, which honestly is a pretty good metaphor for life. 🐍 Recently, visitors were delighted to catch a super cool glimpse of our cape cobra shedding its old skin in one, long piece. #Snake #CapeCobra 📹: Laurell Pogoler | Los Angeles Zoo

Egyptian Mongoose vs Cape Cape cobra in Stellenbosch. The Egyptian mongoose (also called Herpestes ichneumon) does eat snakes, and it’s one of the animals in Africa well-known for tackling them. How they manage to eat snakes • Fast reflexes: They rely on speed and agility to dodge strikes. • Thick fur: Helps protect them from bites. • Partial resistance to venom: Not completely immune, but more tolerant than most animals. • Killing technique: They usually agitate the snake until it tires, then d