The two stared at each other for some time deciding whether to attack or not. KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK, SOUTH AFRICA: THIS BRAVE squirrel decided

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The two stared at each other for some time deciding whether to attack or not. KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK, SOUTH AFRICA: THIS BRAVE squirrel decided to challenge a DEADLY king cobra to a classic western standoff. In one image, the two-pound Cape ground squirrel clasped its tiny paws together as it stared the king cobra straight in the eye ? trying to anticipate the venomous reptile?s next move. In another, the squirrel began to scurry away after deciding that taking on the 18-foot-long deadly cobra was too mammoth of a task. Photographer Steffen Hecker (50) from Heilbronn, Germany, captured the photographs in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa. Just 65-foot away from where Steffen stood, a ground squirrel and a king cobra engaged in a 30-second-long standoff. / Steffen Hecker

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