'Couldn’t believe our eyes': Mother squirrel battles cobra to protect her babies, watch

A video of a squirrel risking it all to save her babies from a vemous cobra is doing rounds on internet. two minutes 38 seconds video shared by Kruger Sighting on YouTube has received more than three lakh views and thousands of likes. video details a standoff between two animals and small squirrel is seen lunging at cobra multiple times so that snake can slir away. 

caption reveals that fight between two went on for more than half-an-hour before mor squirrel forces snake to take refuge in a nearby hole on ground. Furrmore, it reveals that squirrel 'h youngsters close by and just wanted cobra to move away from area'. caption also said that onlookers were 'amazed at bravery' and speed of mor squirrel. 

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'Couldn’t believe our eyes' 

caption re, “We couldn’t believe our eyes when this scene unfolded before us, and after initially fearing for ground squirrel, we were amazed at bravery and speed of squirrel and how it was irritating dely snake. squirrel kept creeping up to snake and just as it gets close eugh, snake would launch forward and snap a bite at squirrel. squirrel, however, reacted much too quickly and jumped out of reach of bite every time!” 

It furr ded, “We waited for fascinating story to end, and, after about half an hour, snake took refuge in some bushes and eventually found a hole to slir into. female squirrel n started relaxing and carried on with her business”. 

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Several YouTube users left amazed by squirrel's cleverness and how it used its tail to confuse snake. One user wrote, “Amazing how she uses her tail to confuse snake and make it strike at that inste”. Ar wrote, “I love way animal mors protect ir babies in nature, y’ll put ir lives in danger to protect ir babies and it’s so inspiring”. “Wow that little squirrel is soooo fast what cour it has to defend its babies from snake love your videos Kruger short and sweet ty,” wrote ar. 

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