If a game drive produces either a leopard or a python, you can count yourself pretty fortunate.

See both, involved in a battle for their survival, and you’re going to need video proof to make sure people don’t think you’re telling tall tales.

Thankfully, one of the guests on a game drive in Kenya’s Mara Triangle with 37-year-old Clint Saint managed to do just that, and now we can all enjoy a few minutes of staring wistfully at our screens and dreaming of the bush.

Here’s how Saint, the owner of Live Life African Safari Getaways, described the showdown via TimesLIVE:

“We got to an area where we came across a leopard who seemed curious about something in the grass. It wasn’t long after we spotted the python when a full-on battle broke out between these two amazing animals. Initially, it was a feeling of surprise for everybody as this kind of sighting is just so rare.”

Let’s not spoil the ending before you’ve seen the video for yourself:

You can spend your whole life in the bush and never see something like that – lucky buggers.

As for how it ended:

After sustaining a few bruises the leopard emerged victorious.

“In the end, the python was defeated with numerous puncture wounds on its body, especially on its head. The leopard also had injuries with an obvious wound to the right front paw which could be clearly seen as it limped away from the scene,” said Mike.

The python may have been defeated, but it did manage to damage the leopard’s paw, so that’s some consolation.

For more animal-based escapism, see these three incredible videos filmed in the Kruger Park last month.

[source:timeslive]