What kind of animal is the natural enemy of honey badger?

Honey badger is the only animal belonging to the family Mustelidae. It inhabits tropical rain forests and open grasslands. It lives alone or in pairs. It is active at dusk and at night. It rests in caves during the day. It feeds on small mammals, birds, reptiles, ants, carrion, wild fruits, berries, nuts, etc. It can prey on poisonous snakes, especially honey. Let's take a look at what the natural enemies of honey badger are.

What kind of animal is the natural enemy of honey badger?

Lions, panthers. Honey badger body is thick fur, courage, the face of lions will still go forward a pair of fearless appearance, facts prove that the lion will face honey badger will retreat, let alone other animals. In fact, it could be said that honey badgers had no natural enemies. It could also be said that honey badgers had natural enemies. There were no natural enemies because honey badgers were not afraid of any animals they encountered, because other animals could not do anything about it. There were natural enemies because lions would take a long time to torture honey badgers to death. Honey badgers could bite lions without torture to death, so it was not a very cost-effective deal. Moreover, the skin and meat of honey badgers were separated. Even the lion's bite force could not penetrate its skin, let alone other animals.

Why is honey badger not afraid of snake venom?

Honey badger is one of the few animals in the world that has resistance to snake venom. It has strong resistance to snake venom. Even if poisonous snakes can bite honey badger, it is useless. It will still be eaten by honey badger. Until now, scientists have not solved the secret that honey badger is not afraid of poisonous snakes. In fact, there are about 60 kinds of prey for honey badgers, ranging from small insects to small rabbits. The most incredible thing is that a big honey badger can swallow a 2-meter-long boa constrictor in half an hour. Even poisonous South African cobras and vipers can be eaten without much effort.

A complete list of honey badger species

1. Persian subspecies of honey badger: Persian subspecies of honey badger is one of the subspecies of honey badger, distributed in southwest Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other places.

2. Honey badger white-backed subspecies: Honey badger white-backed subspecies is one of the subspecies of honey badger, distributed from Morocco to southern Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal and other places.

3. Honey badger Nepal subspecies: Honey badger Nepal subspecies is one of the subspecies of honey badger, distributed in southern Nepal, northern India, from north of Ganges River to Pakistan and other places.

4. Central African subspecies of honey badger: Central African subspecies of honey badger is one of the subspecies of honey badger, distributed in Central Africa, Gabon, Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo and other places.

5. Central Asian subspecies of honey badger: Central Asian subspecies of honey badger is one of the subspecies of honey badger, distributed in Jiezhan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and other places in Turkmenistan.