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Honey Badger vs. Cobra
Posted on: November 14, 2009 2:42 PM, by Greg Laden
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BaCoPy! (Assuming it's the same cobra).
Posted by: SQB | November 14, 2009 2:55 PM
Why doesn't the badger die after eating the cobra? Presumably he eats ALL of the cobra, including the venom. Not as poisonous via the stomach lining as opposed to directly in blood stream?
Posted by: mk | November 14, 2009 7:27 PM
We should not assume the badger eats the poison glands. Badgers are actually picky eaters, once they've violently ripped their pray to little bits.
Posted by: Greg Laden | November 14, 2009 7:34 PM
May I assume it doesn't always work out that well for the badger?
Posted by: mikespeir | November 15, 2009 8:48 AM
The conditions in the stomach will destroy most venoms, making them safe to consume. This is one of the reasons that venomous creatures do not kill themselves when they eat their prey.
Posted by: Rick Pikul | November 15, 2009 1:36 PM
mikespeir: No, actually. Badgers routinely eat cobras in the Kalahari. One of the main jobs of a Kalahari cobra is to keep the hell away from the honeyh badgers.
Posted by: Greg Laden | November 15, 2009 1:43 PM
Complete with the Doom soundtrack. Remember Doom, gamers?
Posted by: Brent | November 15, 2009 11:18 PM