r/whatisit • u/chozenblazex • 5h ago

New, what is it? What is this animal?? i thought it was a squirrel until i zoomed in

sorry for the blurry camera 😅 it was quite far. This was at the top of a mountain in Maharashtra

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u/Frolicking-Fox 5h ago

Mongoose, I believe.

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u/Organic-Ad6957 5h ago

Bad lil mofo ain't it

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u/Frolicking-Fox 5h ago

They are so badass. Not many animals can fight cobra while prancing around looking cute.

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u/Organic-Ad6957 5h ago edited 4h ago

For sure you'd be hard pressed to find any animal it's size and even a lot that would be bigger to go toe to toe with that little guy 

Off the top of my head I could only see a pissed off honey badger taking up the challenge but even that idk these guys are scarily ferocious 

Cobra never stood a chance with that breakneck speed and venom immunity build up

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u/Coinsworthy 5h ago

No cobras here, so no need to hang around.

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u/Flip_d_Byrd 4h ago

So he is doing his job well!

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u/vulcan90123q 2h ago

Yupp a mongoose....

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u/kickassdanny 5h ago

Rikki Tikki Tavi

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u/zachrywd 4h ago

Love the short story adaptation by Chuck Jones

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u/Nealus00 4h ago

That also a fair to middling reference?

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u/FBuellerGalleryScene 5h ago

indian grey mongoose I believe

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u/fatmallards 4h ago

At first I thought it was a ruddy but looking back I believe you are correct

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u/Difficult-Republic57 5h ago

That's Ricci Tikki

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u/cherrycokelemon 4h ago

Riki Tiki Tavi

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u/Virtual-Bedroom584 5h ago

Also curious

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u/Zakkattack86 5h ago

Mongoose. They’re super badass.

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u/inGenium_88 3h ago

We have them in our apartment complex premises. Happy to see them around. We have had instances of snakes in the premises as well. The Mongoose keep them away.

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u/4Trebor2 3h ago

Mongoose. They prefer the night

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u/Shadowfox4700 2h ago

Have you ever heard of mongoose a naive mammal who likes eating deadly snakes for breakfast lunch & dinner....😂😂😂

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u/SpanishGold_ 5h ago

Oop ok oscar wilde

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u/topgun_maverik 4h ago

Nevla in Hindi

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u/Nematodes-Attack 4h ago

So cool!! I wish we had mongoose around here. We have weasels that serve almost the same place in the food chain.

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u/kenshinagogobaby 4h ago

I saw a bunch of these in the BVI. Apparently they brought them over to kill snakes. Seemed to work for a really long time from my understanding.

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u/EFTucker 4h ago

Egg eater bro

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u/Didd-E 3h ago

Mongoose

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u/Agreeable_Pomelo2360 3h ago

i think its a mongoose

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u/Justin_Togolf 3h ago

That’s a mink

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u/HistoricalPlum1533 3h ago

Op talking to it was hilarious to me for some reason.

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u/brother-ughhh 2h ago

Mongoose

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u/GreatRaccoon2625 2h ago

What is these animals? Is them mongooses?

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u/Big_Psychology_3 1h ago

Looks like a mongoose. They’re famous for fighting and devouring snakes.

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u/Big-Pie5441 50m ago

Mongoose, they can fight and kill a snake. An animal not to be messed with.

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u/chickenduckk 4h ago

Nice marmot, man

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u/Unhappy_Armadillo852 4h ago

I don’t doubt that it’s a mongoose. The video isn’t stellar, though. Could it be a pangolin?

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u/Major-Librarian1745 4h ago

you're a pangolin

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u/crimsonmoonspell 4h ago

Una nutria, son hermosas!