The survival battle between a honey badger and an African rock python was suddenly interrupted by a third person, a jackal, leading to a three-way fight…

A tourist recorded during a visit to Chobe National Park (Botswana) the intense battle for survival between a honey badger and an African rock python going on.

The clip shows the African rock python using its strength to tightly wrap its prey, while the honey badger tries everything to escape but fails. It seemed like the rock python had had a delicious meal, when an “uninvited guest” suddenly appeared.

The three-way battle for survival between pythons, honey badgers, and jackals and the unexpected ending (Video: Carters).

A nearby black-backed jackal ran to intervene in the middle of the fight and suddenly attacked the rock python. Busy dealing with jackals, the rock python had to loosen its grip, creating an opportunity for the honey badger to get up and escape.

From being a hunter, the rock python suddenly changed its position to become a prey, when jackals and honey badgers had a “cooperation” to attack and kill the python.

Under sudden attack from both sides, the African rock python could not last long and soon died.

Notably, after defeating the python, instead of sharing the “trophy”, the honey badger and the black-backed jackal had a tug of war to win the meal for themselves. In the end, thanks to his stubbornness, the honey badger took the python’s body for himself.

From being the hunted, the honey badger suddenly turned the situation around, became the final winner in the three-way battle and got a delicious meal.

The African rock python is a very aggressive species, ready to attack and eat animals larger than its body such as antelopes or crocodiles… African rock pythons have even attacked humans and have been recorded. The case of this python eating children. Some tribes in African countries have called African rock pythons “man-eating pythons”.

The black-backed jackal is the smallest jackal and is considered the oldest member of the dog genus. Despite its small size, this is the most aggressive jackal and is willing to attack other animals that are many times larger and heavier than them. This is also an “opportunistic” predator, always looking for ways to steal prey from other predators.

Meanwhile, honey badgers are carnivores in the weasel family. This is an animal that can adapt to different living environments very quickly thanks to its good hunting ability.

Honey badgers possess thick skin and an aggressive personality, ready to confront fierce predators on the savannah such as lions, leopards or hyenas… However, honey badgers are sometimes attacked by lions. The lion or hyena defeated and ate him.

In addition to thick skin, honey badgers also have the ability to resist venom from poisonous snakes. When bitten by a poisonous snake, a honey badger will lose consciousness for a period of time before waking up as if nothing had happened.

Honey badgers’ food is insects, frogs, snakes, birds, rodents… When eating meat, honey badgers will eat all parts of their prey, including skin, fur and bones.

Honey badgers often attack beehives to eat honey and bee larvae, which is where the species’ name comes from. In addition, honey badgers also eat berries, roots and tubers…