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Python vs Tiger!

Wow — doing some YouTubing on a lazy Friday afternoon and stumbled across this amazing Python versus Tiger video. I’ll admit to cheering for the tiger; something about wanting a fellow mammal to prevail must be hard-wired into our brains. It’s pretty dramatic, and the outcome isn’t certain until near the end of the 4+ minute clip:

And yes, this is a real video; it was shot in 1932 (!) as part of Frank Buck’s “Bring ‘Em Back Alive.” The incredible story of the movie and how this particular scene was captured are detailed here at Modern Mechanix.