Florida’s Everglades have long been plagued by an invasive army of Burmese pythons, wreaking havoc on local wildlife and disrupting the ecosystem. In an unconventional experiment, honey badgers—known ...

In one well-known video, a honey badger is bitten by a puff adder, passes out, wakes up, and eats the snake. “That’s an extremely unique reaction” in the animal world, Danielle Drabeck ...

The honey badger, Mellivora capensis, defies its small size with fearless tenacity in the African wilderness. Resilient to scorpion venom and immune to snake bites, it roams savannahs and forests ...

A honey badger’s hide is so thick that it’s unaffected by porcupine quills, bee stings, and some animal bites, and it can withstand getting bitten by a venomous snake just by sleeping it off.

Honey Badgers: Their ability to defend against venomous snakes stems from their thick, loose skin that prevents bites and a molecular defense system neutralizing even cobra venom.

"The snake fight scene? That's all honey badger," Robbie continued. "There are actual videos of honey badgers fighting snakes. There's videos of honey badgers, which aren't huge animals ...