A while back, I spent some time at Singita Lebombo, a lodge in a private area of Kruger National Park near the Mozambican border. After an early morning watching cheetah clubs playing, we headed back to camp. It was about 9:30 and the light was flattening out – the start of a long, slow, hot November day. As our vehicle rounded a corner, tracker Glass Marimane called out, “Honey badger!” We slammed to a halt and pulled out binoculars, spotting a large male honey badger digging at the foot of a tree. (I flunk botany every time I go to Africa, which is now a lot of times, so I can’t tell you what sort of tree – a leadwood, maybe?) As I pulled out my camera, my guide, Chantelle Venter, got even more excited. “Look,” she whispered, “a python!” The digging badger had flushed a large rock python out into the open. Here is what then transpired:
Denise Olson
1 Apr 2017Wow. Way to capture this duo. What amazing photos.
Marilyn Eaton
2 Apr 2017Unbelievable capture. It’s as if we were right there with you. What a sight to observe (especially from the safety of a truck.) thank you for posting and thanks Carol for sharing.
Joe Fernandez
11 Jul 2023Thanks a million!!
Great photography!!!