The epic snake mongoose fight in the middle of the road regales people stranded in traffic jam

A nail-biting fight between a snake and a mongoose in the middle of a busy road brought traffic to a halt in Alam Muradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Sunday.

In this minute-long the snake seems to be playing defensive, while the mongoose could be seen chasing the reptile chasing down the street.

Though the famous snake-mongoose fight brought the traffic on Agra-Aligarh road to stop, the stranded motorists seemed little perturbed by the delay.

They seem to be enjoying every bit of it. Every time the mongoose pounced on the snake, the crowd cheered.

Intimidated and humiliated, the snake did put up a great fight. After scoring a few brawny points over the reptile by giving it several wounds, the mongoose left the ring.

But the snake seemed to be seeking a rematch. It sat pretty in the middle of the road hissing every now and then.

After a long wait when the mongoose didn't turn up, people intervened and chased the snake into the bushes by the road.

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