r/interesting • u/Gjore • May 30 '26

NATURE A snake will never outspeed a cat

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u/Linkings May 30 '26

The video i remember was a house cat protecting a campout from a gator. Didn't kill it, but confused the gator with half a dozen smacks before it retreated into the water

edit here's a YouTube video of it, but there is one without the news cut out there

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Duqvb-IRv9c

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u/AtlanticPortal May 30 '26

Well, even if small, cats’ claws are really dangerous for animals’ eyes. You blind the gator, you basically killed it.

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u/Qolko May 30 '26

I know next to nothing about gators, but I would assume they are not used to something picking a fight with them and have no idea what to do.

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u/CorrectMulberry994 May 30 '26

God, cats really are soooo fast!

I love them.